箪食壶浆 — Chinese idiom
箪食壶浆
dān shí hú jiāng
Traditional: 簞食壺漿
Meaning
- to receive troops with food and drink
- to give troops a hearty welcome
- also pr. [dan1 si4 hu2 jiang1]
Character by character
- 箪dāna small bamboo basket for rice
- 食shífood; to eat
- 壶hújar, pot, jug, vase; surname
- 浆jiāngpulp, starch, syrup; a thick fluid
Idioms sharing a character
- 疏水箪瓢 shū shuǐ dān piáo
- 三旬九食 sān xún jiǔ shí
- 因噎废食 yīn yē fèi shí
- 宵衣旰食 xiāo yī gàn shí
- 寝食难安 qǐn shí nán ān
- 废寝忘食 fèi qǐn wàng shí
- 弱肉强食 ruò ròu qiáng shí
- 灭此朝食 miè cǐ zhāo shí
- 狂饮暴食 kuáng yǐn bào shí
- 率兽食人 shuài shòu shí rén
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