Correct
揭不开锅
/ jiē bù kāi guō /
Strokes
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Collocation
1
到了揭不开锅的地步
2
不至于揭不开锅
3
穷得揭不开锅
4
已经3天揭不开锅
Definition
揭不开锅
Literally means:
have nothing in the pot
Actually means:
go hungry; run out of food
It figuratively means being too poor to afford any food.
形容穷得吃不上饭。
Example
Used as predicate, complement, object or attributive. (作谓语、补语、宾语、定语)
1
Nàshí
那时
tājiā
他家
běnlái
本来
jiù
就
qíong
穷
,
chángcháng
常常
jiē
揭
bù
不
kāiguō
开锅
,
hòulái
后来
fùqīn
父亲
shēng
生
le
了
dà
大
bìng
病
,
rìzi
日子
gēng
更
bùhǎoguò
不好过
le
了
。
At that time his family was already poor, often can not open the pot, and then his father had a serious illness, life is even worse.
2
Gǎigé
改革
kāifàng
开放
qián
前
,
tāmen
他们
jiā
家
qíong
穷
de
得
jiē
揭
bù
不
kāiguō
开锅
,
chángcháng
常常
chī
吃
le
了
shàng
上
dùn
顿
méi
没
xià
下
dùn
顿
。
Before the reform and opening up, their family was too poor to open the pot, often ate the last meal did not go down.
3
Nǐ
你
biè
别
tīng
听
tā
他
xiāshuō
瞎说
,
tājiā
他家
hái
还
méiyǒu
没有
dào
到
jiē
揭
bù
不
kāiguō
开锅
de
的
dìbù
地步
。
Don't listen to him, his family hasn't reached the point where they can't open the pot.