茶不思饭不想的
“He's lost his appetite completely.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这侠儿呀
“That Xia'er...”
茶不思饭不想 的
“He's lost his appetite completely.”
从早到现在一粒米都没进
“He hasn't eaten a grain of rice since morning.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese culture, a person's willingness to eat is the primary barometer of their mental and emotional health.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
pining away; losing interest in food and drink due to worry or lovesickness
A vivid four-character idiom frequently used in spoken Chinese to describe deep obsession, grief, or romance.
Functions as a descriptive particle marking the continuous state of the subject.