too bad; awful; in a mess; describes a situation or thing that has gone wrong

a state of total chaos or confusion; a situation that is a complete shambles and difficult to resolve

in an awful mess; in a complete muddle; disorganized and without any order

to waste or spoil things; to ruin something by not taking care of it

chaotic and messy; in a complete muddle or state of confusion, referring either to physical things or one's state of mind

waste matter or residue from brewing or food processing, such as distiller's grains or bean dregs

used as an idiom to describe a state of extreme disorder or a terrible mess

grains or residue left over after distilling or brewing alcohol, often used as animal feed

to ruin, spoil, or waste something; synonym of [[糟蹋|糟蹋|zao1 ta5]]

feeling vexed, annoyed, or discouraged because things are not going well

sweet fermented glutinous rice; unstrained liquor containing the original rice grains, also known as [[江米酒|江米酒|jiang1 mi3 jiu3]]

to waste or ruin; to spoil or wreck

to remove the dross; to get rid of the useless or harmful parts of something while keeping the essence

Distillers' dregs, grain husks, and chaff; refers to coarse food eaten by the poor.

a wife who has shared her husband's hard times and poverty; often used in the context of remaining loyal to her after finding success

chronic skin condition where the nose and cheeks become red and develop pimples; bulbous nose

to spoil; to bungle; to make a mess of something

everything in a state of total disorder or a horrible mess

a chronic skin condition affecting the nose characterized by redness, papules, or swelling, often associated with heavy drinking; also called a brandy nose

a wife who has shared her husband's hard lot must never be cast aside

a shop where wine is brewed and sold; a distillery

a total mess; in a state of complete chaos or confusion

Keep what is best or useful while throwing away what is worthless or harmful; used as a slogan for being selective when adopting foreign ideas or traditional culture.traditional culture.

filthy; unhygienic; squalid; gross

used to express surprise, dismay, or the realization that something has gone wrong

To bother or cause inconvenience to someone

to change, edit, or adapt something carelessly or improperly; to mess up a piece of work through poor modifications

yellow fish fillets stir-fried in rice wine sauce

stir-fried yellow croaker fish fillets seasoned with rice wine dregs

A wife who has shared the hardships of poverty with her husband since the early days of their marriage.

Tofu pickled in distillers' grains; also called [[腐乳|腐乳|fu3 ru3]]

in a wretched or miserable state; absolutely dreadful; completely rotten

to waste or spoil; to treat roughly or ruin through neglect; to insult or humiliate; to violate or rape (variant of [[糟蹋|糟蹋|zao1 ta5]])

money obtained or spent in an improper or wasteful manner

dirty money; money earned or used in a shameful way; can also refer to money in general with a tone of contempt

(variant form) dregs, waste matter, or worthless residue

(literary) chaff and dregs; coarse food eaten by the poor

Red paste made from the grains left over after fermenting rice with red yeast; used in Chinese cooking for color and flavor and traditionally valued for health benefits.

to deteriorate over time; to become increasingly bad

filthy; dirty; unclean