一簞一瓢
yī​dān​yī​piáo

to live in poverty

  • created sense approved 一箪一瓢/一簞一瓢 · yī​dān​yī​piáo · to live in poverty — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一箪一瓢 / 一簞一瓢

    yī​dān​yī​piáo

    to live in poverty

    Living on a single basket of rice and a ladleful of soup each day; a metaphor for an extremely simple or impoverished life. This expression originates from the [[论语|論語|lun2 yu3]] where it describes the life of Yan Hui.

    yì​dān​yì​piáo

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 箪 (literal) → 箪/簞 · dān · rice basket 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 瓢 (literal) → 瓢 · piáo · [ladleful]

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