pay sole attention to the present and forget the forthcoming disaster(lòu fǔ chōng jī)
pay sole attention to the present and forget the forthcoming disaster
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is l ò UF ǔ ch ō NGJ ī, which means to eat rotten and smelly dry meat when you are hungry. This is a metaphor for focusing on immediate interests, regardless of the consequences. From baopuzi Jiatun.
Analysis of Idioms
Synonyms: drinking poison to quench thirst, killing the chicken to get the eggs, being hungry and eager for quick success and instant benefit
Idiom usage
It means to look only at the present and ignore the future
The origin of Idioms
In the book baopuzi Jiatun written by Ge Hong of Jin Dynasty, it is said that "the mouth leaks the breast to satisfy hunger, and the wine to quench thirst."
Chinese PinYin : lòu fǔ chōng jī
pay sole attention to the present and forget the forthcoming disaster
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