蚂蚱也是肉

Traditional: 螞蚱也是肉

mà zha yě shì ròu

Dictionary entry

lit. even a locust provides some nourishment (idiom)

What does 蚂蚱也是肉 mean?

蚂蚱也是肉 (mà zha yě shì ròu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. even a locust provides some nourishment (idiom)

2fig. it's better than nothing

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蚂māused in 螞螂|蚂螂[ma1 lang2]蚱zhàgrasshopper 也Yěsurname Ye 是shìto be (followed by substantives only) · correct; right; true 肉ròumeat · flesh

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蚂蚱也是肉

mà zha yě shì ròu

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