小碗吃饭，靠添小碗吃飯，靠添小碗吃飯，靠添

eating from a small bowl: relies on adding more (heaven)

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Means depending on the weather and luck, as in farming, to make a living. Humorous.
Wordplay: 添 (tiān, to add) sounds the same as 天 (tiān, heaven or sky), so 'relying on refills' becomes 'relying on heaven' (靠天吃饭).

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Simplified: 小碗吃饭，靠添
Traditional (Taiwan): 小碗吃飯，靠添
Pinyin: xiǎo wǎn chīfàn, kào tiān
Bopomofo: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄨㄢˇ ㄔㄈㄢˋ，ㄎㄠˋ ㄊㄧㄢ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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