饭糗茹草 — “To live an extremely impoverished life”
饭糗茹草 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live an extremely impoverished life”. Subsisting on coarse food like dried rations and wild vegetables. Literally, “Eat dry provisions and wild herbs”.
饭糗茹草 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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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lì粝rú茹shū蔬eat coarse rice and vegetables
- fàn饭shū蔬yǐn饮shuǐ水live a simple and frugal life
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What does 饭糗茹草 mean?
饭糗茹草 (fàn qiǔ rú cǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live an extremely impoverished life”.
How do you pronounce 饭糗茹草?
饭糗茹草 is pronounced fàn qiǔ rú cǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 饭糗茹草 literally mean?
Literally, 饭糗茹草 means “Eat dry provisions and wild herbs”. It is used to mean “to live an extremely impoverished life”.
What is the Chinese definition of 饭糗茹草?
饭、茹：吃；糗：干粮；草：指野菜。吃的是干粮、野菜。形容生活清苦。