zāo​kāng

chaff

  • updated sense approved 糟糠 · zāo​kāng · devoted wife

    糟糠

    zāo​kāng

    devoted wife

    a wife who has shared her husband's hardships and poverty (abbreviation of 糟糠之妻) a wife who has shared her husband's hardships and poverty (abbreviation of [[糟糠之妻|糟糠之妻|zao1 kang1 zhi1 qi1]])

    他发迹之后,依然十分疼爱自己的糟糠。

    noun

    updated sense

  • created sense approved 糟糠 · zāo​kāng · chaff

    糟糠

    zāo​kāng

    chaff

    chaff, husks, and distillers' dregs, traditionally eaten by the poor as basic food

    在饥荒年代,人们不得不以糟糠充饥。

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  • created sense approved 糟糠 · zāo​kāng · devoted wife

    糟糠

    zāo​kāng

    devoted wife

    a wife who has shared her husband's hardships and poverty (abbreviation of 糟糠之妻)

    他发迹之后,依然十分疼爱自己的糟糠。

    noun

    created sense

  • created sense approved 糟糠 · zāo​kāng · rubbish

    糟糠

    zāo​kāng

    rubbish

    figurative term for something worthless or of poor quality; junk

    学习古人的文化时要取其精华,去其糟糠。

    noun

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