滾水淥豬腸
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Chinese[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Idiom[edit]
滾水淥豬腸