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Word Definition - 朝不保夕
zhāo bù bǎo xī
at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state; imminent crisis; living from hand to mouth
Individual Character Details
朝
cháo, cháo, zhāo
不
bù
保
bǎo, bǎo
夕
xī
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