箪食瓢饮
dān​sì​piáo​yǐn

to live in poverty

  • created reference approved 箪食瓢饮/簞食瓢飲 → 颜回/顏回 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    箪食瓢饮 / 簞食瓢飲 dān​sì​piáo​yǐn

    颜回 / 顏回 yán​huí

    see

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    created reference

  • created sense approved 箪食瓢饮/簞食瓢飲 · dān​sì​piáo​yǐn · to live in poverty — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    箪食瓢饮 / 簞食瓢飲

    dān​sì​piáo​yǐn

    to live in poverty

    (literary) Describes a life of extreme poverty where one remains content and dedicated to their principles; literally a bowl of food and a ladle of water. Referring to Confucius's disciple [[颜回|顏回|yan2 hui2]].

    dān​shí​piáo​yǐn

    箪 (bound) → 箪/簞 · dān · rice basket 食 (literal) → 食 · sì · to feed 瓢 (literal) → 瓢 · piáo · dipper 饮 (literal) → 饮/飲 · yǐn · to drink

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

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