沒吃沒穿 méi chī méi chuān

DEFINITIONS

  1. to be without food or clothing (idiom)
  2. to be very poor

CHARACTERS

沒 méi not, have not, none; to drown, sink
吃 chī
HSK 1
eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
沒 méi not, have not, none; to drown, sink
穿 chuān
HSK 2
penetrate, pierce, drill; wear