寅吃卯粮
Traditional: 寅吃卯糧Dictionary entry
lit. eating away next year's food in advance
What does 寅吃卯粮 mean?
寅吃卯粮 (yín chī mǎo liáng) has the following dictionary meaning.
1lit. eating away next year's food in advance
2fig. to dip into the next month's check
3live now, pay later
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寅yín3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger · ancient Chinese compass point: 60°吃chīto eat; to consume · to eat at (a cafeteria etc)卯mǎomortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon) · 4th earthly branch: 5–7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March–4th April), Year of the Rabbit粮liánggrain · food
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