朝不保夕
zhāobù-bǎoxī
precarious
Every meaning
zhāobù-bǎoxī
- precarious
Its characters
- 朝zhāomorning (as in 朝阳, 朝气)
- 不bùnot; no
- 保bǎoto protect; to keep (as in 保护)
- 夕xīdusk; evening (as in 夕阳)
Words with 朝
Words with 不
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.