断烟火

Traditional (Taiwan): 斷煙火

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duànyānhuǒ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄧㄢㄏㄨㄛˇ

- to have no fuel or food to cook with
- to have nothing to eat

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Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · Rarely used now

Literally: cut off the smoke and fire
Meaning: To have no firewood or rice to cook with, i.e. to have nothing to eat.

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