龙口夺食

to harvest hurriedly before rain comes

lóng = lu + (e)ng2

dragon / CL:條|条[tiao2] / imperial

Longkou, county-level city in Yantai 煙台|烟台, Shandong

kǒu = k + ou3

mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

duó = du + o2

to seize / to take away forcibly / to wrest control of / to compete or strive for / to force one's way through / to leave out / to lose

shí = sh + Ø2

to eat / food / animal feed / eclipse

sì = s + Ø4

to feed (a person or animal)

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