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积谷防饥

jī gǔ fáng jīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
storing grain against a famine / to lay sth by for a rainy day / also written 積穀防飢|积谷防饥
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-4276d83e32323adf. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

積穀防饑 积谷防饥 [ji1 gu3 fang2 ji1] /storing grain against a famine/to lay sth by for a rainy day/also written 積穀防飢|积谷防饥/

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Other forms in these source records: 積穀防饑

  • 积
    jī

    to amass / to accumulate / to store up / (math.) product (the result of multiplication) / (TCM) constipation / indigestion

  • 谷
    gǔ

    grain / corn / valley

    Gǔ

    surname Gu

  • 防
    fáng

    to protect / to defend / to guard against / to prevent

  • 饥
    jī

    (bound form) hungry

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.