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羹藜唅糗
羹藜唅糗
羹藜唅糗

羹藜唅糗 — “To eat coarse and poor food”

羹藜唅糗 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to eat coarse and poor food”. To subsist on a meager and humble diet. Literally, “Soup of lamb's quarters and mouthfuls of dry provisions”.

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羹藜唅糗 Pronunciation and Pinyin

羹藜唅糗 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
羹
gēng19thick soup or stew
藜
lí18herbaceous plant
唅hān—
糗
qiǔ16embarrassing situation

Example Sentence with 羹藜唅糗

尽管生活艰辛,他依然保持乐观,甘于羹藜唅糗。
Despite facing difficult circumstances, he remained optimistic, content with his simple and humble fare.

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Synonyms of 羹藜唅糗

  • gēng羹lí藜hán含qiǔ糗subsist on a meager diet

Antonyms of 羹藜唅糗

  • shān山zhēn珍hǎi海wèi味delicacies from mountains and seas

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Questions about 羹藜唅糗

What does 羹藜唅糗 mean?

羹藜唅糗 (gēng lí hān qiǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to eat coarse and poor food”.

How do you pronounce 羹藜唅糗?

羹藜唅糗 is pronounced gēng lí hān qiǔ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 羹藜唅糗 literally mean?

Literally, 羹藜唅糗 means “Soup of lamb's quarters and mouthfuls of dry provisions”. It is used to mean “to eat coarse and poor food”.

What is the Chinese definition of 羹藜唅糗?

藜,野菜;唅,食也。泛指饮食粗劣。亦作“羹藜含糗”。

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