龙口夺食

Traditional: 龍口奪食

lóng kǒu duó shí

Dictionary entry

to harvest hurriedly before rain comes

What does 龙口夺食 mean?

龙口夺食 (lóng kǒu duó shí) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to harvest hurriedly before rain comes

Character breakdown

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龙Lóngsurname Long 口kǒumouth · classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)夺duóto seize · to take away forcibly 食shíto eat · food

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