十米九糠 — “To be in dire poverty, having only coarse grain or husks to eat”
十米九糠 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be in dire poverty, having only coarse grain or husks to eat”. Literally, “ten measures of grain, nine are husks”.
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十米九糠 Pronunciation and Pinyin
十米九糠 Character Breakdown
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在那个饥荒的年代，许多人家里都是十米九糠，日子过得十分艰难。
During that famine-stricken era, many families were in dire poverty, having only coarse grain to eat, and their lives were extremely difficult.
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What does 十米九糠 mean?
十米九糠 (shí mǐ jiǔ kāng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be in dire poverty, having only coarse grain or husks to eat”.
How do you pronounce 十米九糠?
十米九糠 is pronounced shí mǐ jiǔ kāng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 十米九糠 literally mean?
Literally, 十米九糠 means “ten measures of grain, nine are husks”. It is used to mean “to be in dire poverty, having only coarse grain or husks to eat”.
What is the Chinese definition of 十米九糠?
饭食中多糠。形容穷苦。