「食得鹹魚抵得渴 / 食得咸魚抵得渴」
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Individual Character Meaning: |
食 to eat; to take (medicine); to suffer; to conquer; to control 得 okay; to get; only have; (suffix); advantage; gain; to equal to; to receive; to calculate; to compute; to only have; acceptable; can; able to; great; good; to have even done; to stay still 鹹 salty; salty (taste) 魚 fish 抵 worth; resist; to resist; to withstand; arrive; to bear; endure; (of things) cheap; inexpensive; undervalued; worthwhile 得 okay; to get; only have; (suffix); advantage; gain; to equal to; to receive; to calculate; to compute; to only have; acceptable; can; able to; great; good; to have even done; to stay still 渴 thirsty |
Part of Speech: | expression |
Explanation: |
to have to put up with the consequences of one's actions or stupidity; literally, if eating salted fish one must put up with the thirst
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