吃 (chī): to eat,
土 (tǔ): earth, mud.
When we refer to someone as as having to 吃土 (chī tǔ) in Chinese, we’re saying that they’re so poor that they can only “eat earth”.
吃 (chī): to eat,
土 (tǔ): earth, mud.
When we refer to someone as as having to 吃土 (chī tǔ) in Chinese, we’re saying that they’re so poor that they can only “eat earth”.
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