积谷防饥 jī gǔ fáng jī

DEFINITIONS

  1. storing grain against a famine
  2. to lay sth by for a rainy day
  3. also written 積穀防飢|积谷防饥

CHARACTERS

积 jī
HSK 4
accumulate, store up, amass
谷 gǔ
HSK 6
valley, gorge, ravine
防 fáng
HSK 5
defend; prevent; embankment
饥 jī
HSK 6
hunger, starving; hungry; a famine