漏脯充饥
lòu​fǔ​chōng​jī

to care only for the present

  • created sense approved 漏脯充饥/漏脯充飢 · lòu​fǔ​chōng​jī · to care only for the present — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    漏脯充饥 / 漏脯充飢

    lòu​fǔ​chōng​jī

    to care only for the present

    literally to eat rotten meat to satisfy hunger; to disregard long-term consequences for short-term benefits; shortsighted

    漏 (literal) → 漏 · lòu · to leak 脯 (literal) → 脯 · fǔ · dried meat 充饥 (literal) → 充饥/充飢 · chōng​jī · to allay one's hunger

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