积谷防饥 in English ji1 gu3 fang2 ji1 Meaning

Meanings

  • storing grain against a famine
  • to lay sth by for a rainy day
  • also written 積穀防飢|积谷防饥

Simplified Characters

积 谷 防 饥

Traditional Characters

積 穀 防 饑

Pinyin

ji1 gu3 fang2 ji1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

积ji1to amass 谷gu3grain 防fang2to protect 饥ji1hungry