土階茅茨
tǔ​jiē​máo​cí

frugal living conditions

  • created sense approved 土阶茅茨/土階茅茨 · tǔ​jiē​máo​cí · frugal living conditions — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    土阶茅茨 / 土階茅茨

    tǔ​jiē​máo​cí

    frugal living conditions

    (idiom) earthen steps and a thatched roof; refers to a very simple or humble dwelling

    土 (literal) → 土 · tǔ · soil 阶 (literal) → 阶/階 · jiē · stairs 茅 (literal) → 茅 · máo · thatch 茨 (literal) → 茨 · cí · thatched roof

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense