寅吃卯糧

Chinese

		3rd earthly branch; 3–5 a.m.	eat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer	4th earthly branch; 5–7 a.m.	grain; provisions
trad. (寅吃卯糧)		寅	吃	卯	糧
simp. (寅吃卯粮)		寅	吃	卯	粮
Literally: “to have eaten the yearly ration of the Year of the Rabbit in the Year of the Tiger (one year ahead)”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yínchīmǎoliáng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄣˊ ㄔㄇㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁴ hek³ maau⁵ loeng⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yínchīmǎoliáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄣˊ ㄔㄇㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yínchihmǎoliáng
  - Wade–Giles: yin²-chʻih¹-mao³-liang²
  - Yale: yín-chr̄-mǎu-lyáng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ynchymaoliang
  - Palladius: иньчимаолян (inʹčimaoljan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /in³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jan⁴ hek³ maau⁵ loeng⁴
  - Yale: yàhn hek máauh lèuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁴ hek⁸ maau⁵ loeng⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yen⁴ hég³ mao⁵ lêng⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn²¹ hɛːk̚³ maːu̯¹³ lœːŋ²¹/

Idiom

寅吃卯糧

(figurative) to prematurely overconsume; unable to make both ends meet

Synonyms

寅支卯糧／寅支卯粮
(Hakka) 寅食卯糧／寅食卯粮

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