(literary) to welcome an army with baskets of food and jugs of drink; used to describe people giving a warm and hearty welcome to a military force they support

(literary) Describes a life of extreme poverty where one remains content and dedicated to their principles; literally a bowl of food and a ladle of water. Referring to Confucius's disciple [[颜回|顏回|yan2 hui2]].

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

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|論語|lun2 yu3]] where it describes the life of Yan Hui.

(idiom) to be content with a simple and frugal life; refers to having only plain water to drink and a single bamboo bowl and gourd ladle for eating

(variant form) to be in a state of extreme poverty where the food and water containers are often empty

(literary) Bamboo boxes or vessels used for holding food; specifically, a round container is called a [[箪|簞|dan1]] and a square one is called a [[笥|笥|si4]].