store up grain against dearth

store up grain against dearth

As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is j ī g ǔ f á NGJ ī, which means to store grain in case of famine. From the story of pipa, remonstrating father.

The origin of Idioms

Gao Zecheng, Yuan Dynasty, wrote in the story of pipa, remonstrating father: "another way is to raise children for the old, and accumulate grain to prevent hunger."

Idiom usage

It means to store grain in case of famine

Analysis of Idioms

Take care of one's children