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漏脯充飢

简漏脯充饥 · 繁漏脯充飢

Mandarin · pinyin lòu fǔ chōng jī

(lit.) to eat rotten meat to assuage hunger (idiom)
(fig.) to disregard long-term consequences for short-term benefits; shortsighted

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漏: lòu · leak, drip; funnel; hour glass
脯: pú · dried meat; preserved fruits
充: chōng · fill, be full, supply
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饥: jī · hunger, starving; hungry; a famine

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4–3–1–1 · lou4 fu3 chong1 ji1

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lau6 fu2 cung1 gei1

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