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一饮一啄
yī​yǐn​yī​zhuó

to drink and eat

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
一饮一啄 一飲一啄 yī​yǐn​yī​zhuó
to drink and eat
Originally referring to the feeding of birds, this phrase later came to mean a person's food and drink; it often carries the idea that one's lot in life is determined by fate.

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