箪瓢屡罄
dān​piáo​lǚ​qìng

stark poverty

  • created sense approved 箪瓢屡罄/簞瓢屢罄 · dān​piáo​lǚ​qìng · stark poverty — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    箪瓢屡罄 / 簞瓢屢罄

    dān​piáo​lǚ​qìng

    stark poverty

    (variant form) to be in a state of extreme poverty where the food and water containers are often empty

    箪 (literal) → 箪/簞 · dān · rice basket 瓢 (literal) → 瓢 · piáo · dipper 屡 (literal) → 屡/屢 · lǚ · repeatedly 罄 (literal) → 罄 · qìng · to exhaust

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    created sense