Lost in Literal

🇨🇳 Chinese, taken literally

喝西北风

huh shee bay fuhng · hē xīběifēng

Literally

drink the northwest wind

What it really means

to go hungry; to have nothing to eat

한국은 손가락 빨고, 중국은 바람 마신다

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Chinese, taken literally

加油add oil马马虎虎horse horse tiger tiger吃醋eat vinegar拍马屁pat the horse's butt走后门go through the back door打酱油buy soy sauce