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以豐補歉
  ji5 fung1 bou2 him3   jyutping
  yi3 feng1 bu3 qian4   pinyin
use high-yield areas to support low-yield areas; collect and store in the fat years to make up for the lean ones

Idiom

Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
以豐補歉 / 以丰补歉

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Characters in this word:

 ji5  -  by means of; because of
 fung1  -  abundant; charming
 bou2  -  help; subsidise; mend
 him3 hip3  -  poor harvest; apology
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