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朝不保夕

zhāo bù bǎo xī

4-character word

What 朝不保夕 means

1. at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state
2. imminent crisis
3. living from hand to mouth

The characters in 朝不保夕

• 朝zhāomorning
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 保bǎoto defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure…
• 夕xī(bound form) sunset; dusk; (bound form) evening; night; Taiwan pr. xì

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