積穀防饑

Chinese

		to amass; to accumulate; to store to amass; to accumulate; to store; old; long-standing	grain; corn	to protect; to defend; to guard (against)	hungry
trad. (積穀防饑)		積	穀	防	饑
simp. (积谷防饥)		积	谷	防	饥
variant forms		積穀防飢／积谷防饥
Literally: “to save grain against a possible famine”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīgǔfángjī

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄍㄨˇ ㄈㄤˊ ㄐㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zik¹ guk¹ fong⁴ gei¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jīgǔfángjī
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄍㄨˇ ㄈㄤˊ ㄐㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiguufarngji
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ fɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zik¹ guk¹ fong⁴ gei¹
  - Yale: jīk gūk fòhng gēi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzik⁷ guk⁷ fong⁴ gei¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: jig¹ gug¹ fong⁴ géi¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk̚⁵ kʊk̚⁵ fɔːŋ²¹ kei̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

積穀防饑

to save for a rainy day

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