yì​kǔ​fàn

poor-tasting meal

  • created sense approved 忆苦饭/憶苦飯 · yì​kǔ​fàn · poor-tasting meal

    忆苦饭 / 憶苦飯

    yì​kǔ​fàn

    poor-tasting meal

    figuratively, any meal that tastes very bad or is of extremely poor quality

    食堂今天的菜真难吃,简直跟忆苦饭一样。

    noun

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  • created sense approved 忆苦饭/憶苦飯 · yì​kǔ​fàn · remembrance meal

    忆苦饭 / 憶苦飯

    yì​kǔ​fàn

    remembrance meal

    an unsavory meal consumed during political movements to recall past hardships and contrast them with the present

    老一辈的人都记得当年在学校吃忆苦饭的情景。

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