積穀防饑

Chinese

		to amass; to accumulate; to store to amass; to accumulate; to store; old; long-standing	grain; corn	to protect; to defend; to guard (against)	hungry
trad. (積穀防饑)		積	穀	防	饑
simp. (积谷防饥)		积	谷	防	饥
alternative forms		積穀防飢／积谷防饥
Literally: “to save grain against a possible famine”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīgǔfángjī

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ㄍㄨˇ ㄈㄤˊ ㄐㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zik¹ guk¹ fong⁴ gei¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīgǔfángjī
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄍㄨˇ ㄈㄤˊ ㄐㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jigǔfángji
    • Wade–Giles: chi¹-ku³-fang²-chi¹
    • Yale: jī-gǔ-fáng-jī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiguufarngji
    • Palladius: цзигуфанцзи (czigufanczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zik¹ guk¹ fong⁴ gei¹
    • Yale: jīk gūk fòhng gēi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzik⁷ guk⁷ fong⁴ gei¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: jig¹ gug¹ fong⁴ géi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk̚⁵ kʊk̚⁵ fɔːŋ²¹ kei̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

積穀防饑

1. to save for a rainy day