滾水淥豬腸
Chinese
| boiling water; very hot water | clear (water); strain liquids | hog; pig; swine | intestines | ||
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| trad. (滾水淥豬腸) | 滾水 | 淥 | 豬 | 腸 | |
| simp. (滚水渌猪肠) | 滚水 | 渌 | 猪 | 肠 | |
| Literally: “a pig intestine cooked with boiling water”. | |||||
Etymology
A piece of pork intestine shrinks on both sides when it is cooked with boiling water, and is used as a metaphor for decrease in income and expense.
Pronunciation
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