供一饥，不能供百饱供一飢，不能供百飽供一飢，不能供百飽

you can feed one hunger, but cannot supply a hundred full meals

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Helping someone once does not solve their problem for good. It means that lasting help is needed.

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Simplified: 供一饥，不能供百饱
Traditional (Taiwan): 供一飢，不能供百飽
Pinyin: gōng yì jī, bùnéng gōng bǎi bǎo
Bopomofo: ㄍㄨㄥㄧˋ ㄐㄧ，ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄥㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄠˇ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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