朝齑暮盐 — “Pickled vegetables in the morning, salt in the evening”
朝齑暮盐 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live a life of extreme poverty and hardship, with a very simple and meager diet; to subsist on the barest necessities”. Literally, “Pickled vegetables in the morning, salt in the evening”.
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What does 朝齑暮盐 mean?
朝齑暮盐 (zhāo jī mù yán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live a life of extreme poverty and hardship, with a very simple and meager diet; to subsist on the barest necessities”.
How do you pronounce 朝齑暮盐?
朝齑暮盐 is pronounced zhāo jī mù yán in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 朝齑暮盐 literally mean?
Literally, 朝齑暮盐 means “Pickled vegetables in the morning, salt in the evening”. It is used to mean “to live a life of extreme poverty and hardship, with a very simple and meager diet; to subsist on the barest necessities”.
What is the Chinese definition of 朝齑暮盐?
齑：腌菜。早餐用腌菜下饭，晚饭蘸盐进餐。形容饮食简单，生活清苦。