咬薑呷醋

Chinese

		bite; nip	ginger	suck, swallow, drink	vinegar
trad. (咬薑呷醋)		咬	薑	呷	醋
simp. (咬姜呷醋)		咬	姜	呷	醋
Literally: “to bite on ginger and drink vinegar”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎojiāngxiácù

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄒㄧㄚˊ ㄘㄨˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎojiāngxiácù
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄒㄧㄚˊ ㄘㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎojiangsiácù
    • Wade–Giles: yao³-chiang¹-hsia²-tsʻu⁴
    • Yale: yǎu-jyāng-syá-tsù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeaujiangshyatsuh
    • Palladius: яоцзянсяцу (jaoczjansjacu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä³⁵ t͡sʰu⁵¹/

Idiom

咬薑呷醋

1. to economize on one's food and clothing