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龙口夺食

lóng kǒu duó shídictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to harvest hurriedly before rain comes
Sources & editorial notes

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-525afe04916dcfb1. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

龍口奪食 龙口夺食 [long2 kou3 duo2 shi2] /to harvest hurriedly before rain comes/

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Other forms in these source records: 龍口奪食

  • 龙
    lóng

    Chinese dragon / loong / (fig.) emperor / dragon / (bound form) dinosaur

    Lóng

    surname Long

  • 口
    kǒu

    mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

  • 夺
    duó

    to seize / to take away forcibly / to wrest control of / to compete or strive for / to force one's way through / to leave out / to lose

  • 食
    shí

    to eat / food / animal feed / eclipse

    sì

    to feed (a person or animal)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.