//Slow Chinese/02 Sept 2023 抢盐 qiǎng yán panic buying salt 安全感 ān quán gǎn sense of security 举国囤盐 jǔ guó tún yán nationwide salt hoarding 救命稻草 jiù mìng dào cǎo a desperate attempt 大核民族 ​​dà hé mín zú big nuclear people 盐荒子孙 yán huāng zǐ sūn salt lacking people 搬起石头砸自己的脚 bān qǐ shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo shoot oneself in the foot 开门七件事:柴米油盐酱醋茶 kāi mén qī jiàn shì: chái mǐ yóu yán jiàng cù chá There are seven necessities in life: Firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, tea. 无门 wú mén no way 惊慌 jīng huāng panic 荒诞 huāng dàn absurd 摄入 shè rù intake 隐喻 yǐn yù metaphor 跟风 gēn fēng follow a trend 棘手 jí shǒu tricky 痛斥 tòng chì strongly condemn 揶揄 yé yú mock 卖断货 mài duàng huò sold out 抢盐潮 qiǎng yán cháo a wave of salt hoarding 如出一辙 rú chū yì zhé same as before 慌慌张张 huāng huāng zhāng zhāng flustered 一涌而上 yì yǒng ér shàng (water) well up in a sudden manner 争分夺秒 zhēng fēn duó miǎo race against time 一抢而空 yì qiǎng ér kōng sold out in an Instant 一物难求 yí wù nán qiú in short supply 一片惨绿 yí piàn cǎn lǜ a sea of red (stock markets) 经不住推敲 jīng bu zhù tuī qiāo can't withstand scrutiny 饱一顿口福 bǎo yí dùn kǒu fú indulge in a good meal