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簞瓢屢空
dān​piáo​lǚ​kōng

stark poverty

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Senses

箪瓢屡空/ 簞瓢屢空 dān​piáo​lǚ​kōng (also dān​piáo​lǚ​kòng) stark poverty

Living in extreme poverty; often used to describe someone who lacks even basic food and drink.

References

variant 箪瓢屡空/簞瓢屢空 → 箪瓢屡罄/簞瓢屢罄
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