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饭粝茹蔬 — “To subsist on a coarse and frugal diet”

饭粝茹蔬 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to subsist on a coarse and frugal diet”. To eat plain, simple food like coarse rice and vegetables. Literally, “Eat coarse rice and chew vegetables”.

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饭粝茹蔬 Pronunciation and Pinyin

饭粝茹蔬 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
饭
fàn7cooked rice or meal
粝
lì11coarse unpolished rice
茹
rú10eat, endure, soft, vegetables
蔬
shū15vegetables

Example Sentence with 饭粝茹蔬

即使生活再艰难,他也能饭粝茹蔬,保持乐观。
Even when life was tough, he could subsist on coarse rice and vegetables and remain optimistic.

Idioms Related to 饭粝茹蔬

More idioms starting with 饭

  • fàn饭náng囊yī衣jià架a useless idler
  • fàn饭náng囊jiǔ酒wèng瓮a person only good for eating and drinking
  • fàn饭náng囊jiǔ酒wèng甕a good-for-nothing glutton
  • fàn饭kēng坑jiǔ酒náng囊a glutton and drunkard
  • fàn饭lái来kāi开kǒu口to be spoon-fed
  • fàn饭lái来zhāng张kǒu口to be spoon-fed
  • fàn饭niú牛tú屠gǒu狗engage in humble or menial tasks
  • fàn饭qiǔ糗rú茹cǎo草subsist on coarse food and wild vegetables
  • fàn饭shū蔬yǐn饮shuǐ水live a simple and frugal life

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What does 饭粝茹蔬 mean?

饭粝茹蔬 (fàn lì rú shū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to subsist on a coarse and frugal diet”.

How do you pronounce 饭粝茹蔬?

饭粝茹蔬 is pronounced fàn lì rú shū in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 饭粝茹蔬 literally mean?

Literally, 饭粝茹蔬 means “Eat coarse rice and chew vegetables”. It is used to mean “to subsist on a coarse and frugal diet”.

What is the Chinese definition of 饭粝茹蔬?

吃糙米和蔬菜。形容饮食粗劣。粝,糙米。

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