釜生鱼 — “Fish growing in the cauldron”
釜生鱼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be in extreme poverty, having been without food for a very long time; to be utterly destitute”. Literally, “fish growing in the cauldron”.
釜生鱼 Pronunciation and Pinyin
釜生鱼 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 釜
- fǔ釜zhōng中zhī之yú鱼doomed to imminent death or failure
- fǔ釜zhōng中yóu游yú鱼doomed person or thing
- fǔ釜zhōng中shēng生chén尘extremely poor, cooking pot unused
- fǔ釜dǐ底chōu抽xīn薪remove the cause of trouble
- fǔ釜dǐ底yóu游hún魂barely clinging to life
- fǔ釜dǐ底yóu游yú鱼in a desperate, inescapable situation
- fǔ釜yú鱼mù幕yàn燕in imminent peril
- fǔ釜yú鱼zèng甑chén尘live in extreme poverty
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What does 釜生鱼 mean?
釜生鱼 (fǔ shēng yú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be in extreme poverty, having been without food for a very long time; to be utterly destitute”.
How do you pronounce 釜生鱼?
釜生鱼 is pronounced fǔ shēng yú in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 釜生鱼 literally mean?
Literally, 釜生鱼 means “fish growing in the cauldron”. It is used to mean “to be in extreme poverty, having been without food for a very long time; to be utterly destitute”.
What is the Chinese definition of 釜生鱼?
釜：锅，古代炊具。釜中已生出鱼来。比喻生活困难，断炊已久