龍口奪食 lóng kǒu duó shí

to harvest hurriedly before rain comes

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to harvest hurriedly before rain comes

Characters

Character Meaning
龍 lóng
dragon; imperial; surname Long
口 kǒu HSK 3
mouth
奪 duó
to seize; to take away forcibly; to compete or strive for
食 shí HSK 5
to eat; food; animal feed