滾水淥豬腸

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Chinese

boiling water; very hot water clear (water); strain liquids hog; pig; swine intestines
trad. (滾水淥豬腸) 滾水
simp. (滚水渌猪肠) 滚水
Literally: “a pig intestine cooked with boiling water”.

Etymology

A piece of pork intestine shrinks on both sides when it is cooked with boiling water, and is used as a metaphor for decrease in income and expense.

Pronunciation


Idiom

滾水淥豬腸

  1. (Cantonese) the situation when someone has to control his/her expenses due to decrease in income