糠豆不赡 — “To be so poor that one cannot even afford coarse food”
糠豆不赡 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be so poor that one cannot even afford coarse food”. To live in extreme poverty. Literally, “Husks and beans cannot sustain”.
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他们的生活一度非常艰难，甚至到了糠豆不赡的地步。
Their life was once very difficult, to the point of extreme poverty where even coarse food couldn't sustain them.
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What does 糠豆不赡 mean?
糠豆不赡 (kāng dòu bù shàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be so poor that one cannot even afford coarse food”.
How do you pronounce 糠豆不赡?
糠豆不赡 is pronounced kāng dòu bù shàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 糠豆不赡 literally mean?
Literally, 糠豆不赡 means “Husks and beans cannot sustain”. It is used to mean “to be so poor that one cannot even afford coarse food”.
What is the Chinese definition of 糠豆不赡?
就是吃糠皮杂粮也供养不起。形容生活十分贫困。