Read Edit View history 一箪一瓢 yīdānyīpiáo to live in poverty Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 一箪一瓢 一簞一瓢 yīdānyīpiáo to live in poverty Living on a single basket of rice and a ladleful of soup each day; a metaphor for an extremely simple or impoverished life. This expression originates from the 论语 lúnyǔ where it describes the life of Yan Hui.
一箪一瓢 一簞一瓢 yīdānyīpiáo to live in poverty Living on a single basket of rice and a ladleful of soup each day; a metaphor for an extremely simple or impoverished life. This expression originates from the 论语 lúnyǔ where it describes the life of Yan Hui.