漏脯充饥

Traditional form:

漏脯充飢

Pinyin (reading):

lòufǔchōngjī

Definitions:

• lit. to eat rotten meat to assuage hunger (idiom)
• fig. to disregard long-term consequences for short-term benefits; shortsighted

Characters:

• 漏 - to leak, to drip; hour glass; funnel
• 脯 - dried meat; preserved fruits
• 充 - to fill, to supply; to be full
• 饥 - hungry, starving; hunger, famine

Traditional characters:

• 漏 - to leak, to drip; hour glass; funnel
• 脯 - dried meat; preserved fruits
• 充 - to fill, to supply; to be full
• 飢 - hungry, starving; hunger, famine