积谷防饥

Traditional: 積穀防饑

jī gǔ fáng jī

Dictionary entry

storing grain against a famine

What does 积谷防饥 mean?

积谷防饥 (jī gǔ fáng jī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1storing grain against a famine

2to lay sth by for a rainy day

3also written 積穀防飢|积谷防饥

Character breakdown

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积jīto amass; to accumulate; to store up · (math.) product (the result of multiplication)谷gǔgrain · corn 防fángto protect · to defend 饥jī(bound form) hungry

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积谷防饥

jī gǔ fáng jī

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