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kāi​guō

to boil

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 揭不开锅 jiē​bu​kāi​guō to be destitute
    to be unable to afford food; to have nothing to eat; used to describe living in extreme poverty where one cannot even start the cooking pot