half-starving

half-starving

Half hungry and half full, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B à NJ à B à Nb à o, which means not seeking too much or not having enough to eat. It's from Xingshi Hengyan by Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty.

Idiom usage

The common people live a half starved life.

Analysis of Idioms

Antonym: plenty of food and clothing

The origin of Idioms

The twenty eighth volume of Xing Shi Heng Yan written by Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty: "if we talk about Wu Ya nei, we are only half hungry and half full, but we can't take advantage of it."

Idiom explanation

It refers to not having enough to eat.