以豐補歉 (ji5 fung1 bou2 him3) — use high-yield areas to support low-yield areas; collect and store in the fat years to make up for the lean ones in Cantonese
jiˏ₅以fungˉ¹豐bouˊ²補him˗₃歉简 以丰补歉
Mandarin Pinyin: yi3 feng1 bu3 qian4
Meaning of 以豐補歉
nounuse high-yield areas to support low-yield areas; collect and store in the fat years to make up for the lean ones