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螞蚱也是肉

简蚂蚱也是肉 · 繁螞蚱也是肉

Mandarin · pinyin mà zha yě shì ròu

lit. even a locust provides some nourishment (idiom)
fig. it's better than nothing

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蚱: zhà · grasshopper; (edible) locust; cicada
也: yě · also; classical final particle of strong affirmation or identity
是: shì · indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
肉: ròu · flesh; meat; Kangxi radical 130
蚂: mǎ · ant; leech

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4–5–3–4–4 · ma4 zha5 ye3 shi4 rou4

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