粗茶淡饭 cūchádànfàn plain food Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 粗 cū adjectivenoun coarse coarse or rough in texture; unrefined; not delicate茶 chá noun tea the tea plant (Camellia sinensis); processed tea leaves or a drink made from them淡饭 淡飯 dànfàn simple food plain or simple food, often used modestly to describe one's own meal; often appears in the phrase 粗茶淡饭 cūchádànfàn