咬薑呷醋

Chinese

		bite; nip	ginger	suck, swallow, drink	vinegar
trad. (咬薑呷醋)		咬	薑	呷	醋
simp. (咬姜呷醋)		咬	姜	呷	醋
Literally: “to bite on ginger and drink vinegar”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǎojiāngxiácù

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄤㄒㄧㄚˊ ㄘㄨˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǎojiāngxiácù
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄤㄒㄧㄚˊ ㄘㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeaujiangshyatsuh
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǎojiangsiácù
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕjɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕjä³⁵ t͡sʰu⁵¹/

Idiom

咬薑呷醋

to economize on one's food and clothing

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