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寅吃卯糧. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
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Chinese
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3rd earthly branch; 3–5 a.m.
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eat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer |
4th earthly branch; 5–7 a.m.
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grain; provisions
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| trad. (寅吃卯糧)
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寅
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吃
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卯
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糧
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| simp. (寅吃卯粮)
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寅
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吃
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卯
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粮
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| Literally: “to have eaten the yearly ration of the Year of the Rabbit in the Year of the Tiger (one year ahead)”.
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Pronunciation
Idiom
寅吃卯糧
- (figurative) to prematurely overconsume; unable to make both ends meet
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