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漏脯充飢 (lau6 fu2 cung1 gei1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

漏脯充飢 (lau6 fu2 cung1 gei1, 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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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 漏口風 (lau6 hau2 fung1) — one's word exposing secrets (spoken)
• 漏夜 (lau6 je6) — (verb) overnight
• 漏底 (lau6 dai2) — secret exposed (spoken)
• 漏氣 (lau6 hei3) — slow and sluggish (personality)(Cantonese)
• 漏網 (lau6 mong5) — to slip through the net
• 漏罅 (lau6 laa3) — a crack or a leak; a loophole; a flaw

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