unable to eat

unable to eat

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh í B à Xi à y à n, which means food is in the mouth but can't be swallowed. It describes being worried and not thinking about food. From the biography of Zhang Zhongcheng.

Entry

unable to eat

Pinyin

shíbùxiàyàn

Citation explanation

Although the food is in the mouth, it can't be swallowed. Han Yu of Tang Dynasty wrote a postscript to the biography of Zhang Zhongcheng: "Jiyun (Nan Jiyun) generously said:" when the clouds come, people in Suiyang will not eat more than a month! Although Yun wants to eat alone, righteousness can't bear it; although he eats, he doesn't swallow it. " Yu Tang Cong Yu (Volume 2): Qie Fang's plan is to appease people when he leaves school. Those who have the courage should be distressed and can't eat. In the 93rd chapter of the chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty by Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty, "feiyisi said that Li Rong could not sleep at night, could not eat, hesitated, and did not get a good plan. He said to Gao Xin," if anyone calls my king in the future, he must tell me first. " Chapter 89 of Jing Hua Yuan written by Li Ruzhen in Qing Dynasty: it's just because of him that I can't swallow and have no medicine to cure. Now it's too late to regret. Chapter 20 of Li Haiguan's Qiludeng in the Qing Dynasty: "even tan Xiaoyi, a very grand friend in Japan, had never had such a luxurious banquet. It's like Sheng, who can't eat, and doesn't feel like he's enjoying himself. " Ouyang mountain's bitter struggle 73: Although there are chicken, duck, fish and meat in this meal, all the people who are working as clerks are worried and can't eat it.

Idiom usage

It's more formal; it's predicate and attribute; it's derogatory.