yín zhī mǎo liáng

Traditional: 寅支卯糧

寅支卯粮 (yín zhī mǎo liáng) is a Chinese word meaning “see 寅吃卯糧|寅吃卯粮[yin2 chi1 mao3 liang2]”.

Meanings

  1. 1see 寅吃卯糧|寅吃卯粮[yin2 chi1 mao3 liang2]

Characters in 寅支卯粮

寅yín · 3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger支zhī · to support卯mǎo · mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon)粮liáng · grain

Related words

支持to be in favor of支to support支surname Zhi支票check (bank)支援to provide assistance支付to pay (money)枪支a gun支撑to prop up支点fulcrum (for a lever)支配to control支持者supporter开支expenditures; expenses (CL:筆|笔[bi3],項|项[xiang4])

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