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没吃没穿

méi chī méi chuān

4-character word Traditional 沒吃沒穿

What 没吃没穿 means

1. to be without food or clothing (idiom)
2. to be very poor

The characters in 没吃没穿

• 没méi(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
• 吃chīto eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy
• 没méi(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
• 穿chuānto bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to go through (e.g. a tunnel)…

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