gēng​lí​hán​qiǔ

to survive on a coarse diet

  1. thick soup
    thick soup; a thick, liquid food made by boiling or steaming, often thickened with starch
  2. lamb's quarters
    An annual herbaceous plant, also known as fat hen or goosefoot; the young leaves are edible, and the mature stalks can be used to make walking sticks.
  3. to hold in the mouth
    (literary) to hold something in the mouth; variant of hán
  4. dry rations
    (bound form) dry provisions; food for a journey