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揭不开锅

jiē bù kāi guō

4-character word Traditional 揭不開鍋

What 揭不开锅 means

1. to be unable to afford food

The characters in 揭不开锅

• 揭jiēto take the lid off; to expose; to unmask
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 开kāito open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start…
• 锅guōpot; pan; wok; cauldron; pot-shaped thing

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