羹藜含糗
gēng​lí​hán​qiǔ

to live on a coarse diet

  • created sense approved 羹藜含糗 · gēng​lí​hán​qiǔ · to live on a coarse diet — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    羹藜含糗

    gēng​lí​hán​qiǔ

    to live on a coarse diet

    (idiom) having nothing but wild-herb soup and dry grains to eat; to live in poverty or survive on very basic food

    羹 (literal) → 羹 · gēng · thick soup 藜 (literal) → 藜 · lí · lamb's quarters 含 (literal) → 含 · hán · to keep in the mouth 糗 (literal) → 糗 · qiǔ · dry rations

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