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艰食鲜食
艰食鲜食
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艰食鲜食

艰食鲜食 — “Cultivated grains and fresh delicacies”

艰食鲜食 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to both staple grains (cultivated food) and fresh delicacies (like fish and meat), encompassing a range of basic and more refined food provisions”. Literally, “Cultivated grains and fresh delicacies”.

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艰食鲜食 Pronunciation and Pinyin

艰食鲜食 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
艰
jiān8difficult and arduous
食
shí9eat food eclipse
鲜
xiān14fresh and delicious
食
shí9eat food eclipse

Example Sentence with 艰食鲜食

旧时农家,餐桌上常有艰食,只有逢年过节才能见到少量鲜食。
In ancient farming households, their tables often featured cultivated grains, and only during festivals could a small amount of fresh delicacies be seen.

Idioms Related to 艰食鲜食

More idioms starting with 艰

  • jiān艰shēn深huì晦sè涩profound and obscure
  • jiān艰kǔ苦chuàng创yè业start an enterprise with arduous efforts
  • jiān艰kǔ苦zhuó卓jué绝extremely arduous and tenacious
  • jiān艰kǔ苦fèn奋dòu斗struggle arduously
  • jiān艰kǔ苦pǔ朴sù素hard struggle and plain living
  • jiān艰nán难kùn困kǔ苦severe hardships and difficulties
  • jiān艰nán难qū曲zhé折arduous and tortuous
  • jiān艰nán难yù玉chéng成achieve success through hardship
  • jiān艰nán难jié竭jué蹶struggle in extreme poverty
  • jiān艰nán难xiǎn险zǔ阻arduous difficulties and perilous obstacles

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Questions about 艰食鲜食

What does 艰食鲜食 mean?

艰食鲜食 (jiān shí xiān shí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to both staple grains (cultivated food) and fresh delicacies (like fish and meat), encompassing a range of basic and more refined food provisions”.

How do you pronounce 艰食鲜食?

艰食鲜食 is pronounced jiān shí xiān shí in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 艰食鲜食 literally mean?

Literally, 艰食鲜食 means “Cultivated grains and fresh delicacies”. It is used to mean “refers to both staple grains (cultivated food) and fresh delicacies (like fish and meat), encompassing a range of basic and more refined food provisions”.

What is the Chinese definition of 艰食鲜食?

艰食:指人力耕种的五谷粮食;鲜食:指鸟兽鱼鳖等鲜货。指五谷粮食和鱼鲜

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