Traduction :
lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom); fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation; in dire straits
Référence :
旬：十天叫一旬。三十天中只能吃九顿饭。形容家境贫困。
Origine :
汉·刘向《说苑·立节》：“子思居于卫，缊袍无表，二旬而九食。”晋·陶潜《拟古》诗：“三旬九遇食，十年著一冠。”
Annotation :
三旬九食1
1. sānxúnjiǔshí :
[EN] lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom); fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation; in dire straits
