gēng​lí​hán​qiǔ

to survive on a coarse diet

  • created sense approved 羹藜唅糗 · gēng​lí​hán​qiǔ · to survive on a coarse diet — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    羹藜唅糗

    gēng​lí​hán​qiǔ

    to survive on a coarse diet

    nothing but herb soup and dry provisions to eat; refers to having very little to eat or living on poor, simple food

    gēng​lí​hān​qiǔ

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

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