寅吃卯粮
Traditional form:
寅吃卯糧
Pinyin (reading):
yínchīmǎoliáng
Definitions:
- lit. eating away next year's food in advance
- fig. to dip into the next month's check
- live now, pay later
Characters:
- 寅 - to respect, to revere; respectfully; 3rd terrestrial branch
- 吃 - to eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear
- 卯 - 4th terrestrial branch; period from 5-7 a.m.
- 粮 - food, grain, provisions
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