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吹糠见米

chuī kāng jiàn mǐ

4-character word Traditional 吹糠見米

What 吹糠见米 means

1. instant results
2. lit. blow the husk and see the rice

The characters in 吹糠见米

• 吹chuīto blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast
• 糠kānghusk; (of a radish etc) spongy (and therefore unappetising)
• 见jiànto see; to meet; to appear (to be sth)
• 米mǐuncooked rice; meter (unit of length); (slang) Chinese yuan

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