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鱼馁肉败
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鱼馁肉败

鱼馁肉败 — “Spoiled fish and rotten meat”

鱼馁肉败 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Spoiled fish and rotten meat”. Refers to food that has gone bad or become putrid. Literally, “fish spoiled, meat rotten”.

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鱼馁肉败 Pronunciation and Pinyin

鱼馁肉败 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
鱼
yú8aquatic vertebrate with gills and fins
馁
něi10hungry or disheartened
肉
ròu6flesh, meat, or pulp
败
bài8lose, fail, defeat, ruin

Example Sentence with 鱼馁肉败

夏日炎炎,食物容易鱼馁肉败,所以储存时一定要格外小心。
In the scorching summer, food can easily go bad, so one must be extra careful when storing it.

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Questions about 鱼馁肉败

What does 鱼馁肉败 mean?

鱼馁肉败 (yú něi ròu bài) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Spoiled fish and rotten meat”.

How do you pronounce 鱼馁肉败?

鱼馁肉败 is pronounced yú něi ròu bài in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 鱼馁肉败 literally mean?

Literally, 鱼馁肉败 means “fish spoiled, meat rotten”. It is used to mean “Spoiled fish and rotten meat”.

What is the Chinese definition of 鱼馁肉败?

馁:鱼臭烂;败:肉腐烂。鱼烂肉腐。泛指变质的食物。

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