汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 朝不保夕
朝不保夕
at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state / imminent crisis / living from hand to mouth
In the morning, you cannot know what will become or what will happen in the evening / Describe the situation as critical and unpredictable
见"朝不保暮"。
cháo/zhāo bù/bú bǎo
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

这家人过着朝不保夕的生活。

The family lived a precarious existence.

战场上的士兵过着朝不保夕的生活。

Life at home was something of a battlefield.