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The idiom being introduced now is 「漏脯充饑」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.
Leaky meat: Meat that is hung under the eaves to dry, which becomes poisonous due to water seeping in from leaking roof. When hungry, eat rotten and smelly dried meat. A metaphor for only caring about the present and not considering the consequences.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
lòu pú chōng qí
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
lau6 fu2 chung1 gei1
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