簪蒿席草 — “To live a life of extreme hardship and poverty”
簪蒿席草 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live a life of extreme hardship and poverty”. To endure great privation. Literally, “Wearing artemisia as hairpins and using grass as a mat”.
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簪蒿席草 Pronunciation and Pinyin
簪蒿席草 Character Breakdown
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他早年求学时，家中贫困，常常簪蒿席草，却从未放弃对知识的追求。
In his early years of schooling, his family was poor, and he often endured great privation, yet he never gave up his pursuit of knowledge.
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What does 簪蒿席草 mean?
簪蒿席草 (zān hāo xí cǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live a life of extreme hardship and poverty”.
How do you pronounce 簪蒿席草?
簪蒿席草 is pronounced zān hāo xí cǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 簪蒿席草 literally mean?
Literally, 簪蒿席草 means “Wearing artemisia as hairpins and using grass as a mat”. It is used to mean “to live a life of extreme hardship and poverty”.
What is the Chinese definition of 簪蒿席草?
以蒿当簪，以草作席。形容生活十分艰苦