三百瓮齑 — “Three hundred jars of pickled vegetables”
三百瓮齑 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live a life of extreme poverty, subsisting mainly on pickled vegetables for a prolonged period; to lead a very frugal and meager existence”. Literally, “three hundred jars of pickled vegetables”.
三百瓮齑 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Open the tool →Questions about 三百瓮齑
What does 三百瓮齑 mean?
三百瓮齑 (sān bǎi wèng jī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live a life of extreme poverty, subsisting mainly on pickled vegetables for a prolonged period; to lead a very frugal and meager existence”.
How do you pronounce 三百瓮齑?
三百瓮齑 is pronounced sān bǎi wèng jī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 三百瓮齑 literally mean?
Literally, 三百瓮齑 means “three hundred jars of pickled vegetables”. It is used to mean “to live a life of extreme poverty, subsisting mainly on pickled vegetables for a prolonged period; to lead a very frugal and meager existence”.
What is the Chinese definition of 三百瓮齑?
指长期以咸菜度日，生活清贫。齑，咸菜。三百瓮，极言其多，一时吃不完。