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Expression Profile · chi-bu-shang-fan
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吃不上饭

chī bù shàng fàn
📊 Corpus Indexed: 3 clips
💡 Meaning:

Common spoken expression used by native Chinese speakers in daily life.

Spoken Idiom

[Authentic Cinema Evidence Base]

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人家明哥这两天忙前忙后的 那中午饭都吃不上
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人家明哥这两天忙前忙后的 那中午饭都吃不上

(谢谢嫂子 谢谢嫂子 正好补充点糖分 快累死我了) ── Previous context

“Guangming has been running around these past few days barely even having time for lunch,”

《轧戏》 · 06:47
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他要不赶紧想个来钱的办法 很快就该吃不上饭了
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他要不赶紧想个来钱的办法 很快就该 吃不上饭 了

(账上也就剩下个零头) ── Previous context

“If he doesn't figure out a way to make money, he'll soon be going hungry.”

《风过留痕》 · 38:20
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离了鑫海 我还吃不上饭了
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离了鑫海 我还 吃不上饭 了

(有区别吗) ── Previous context

“Without Xinhai, will I starve?”

《生命树》 · 40:30
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