羹藜唅糗 — Chinese idiom
羹藜唅糗
gēng lí hān qiǔ
Meaning
- nothing but herb soup and dry provisions to eat ; to survive on a coarse diet
- à la guerre comme à la guerre
Character by character
- 羹gēngsoup, broth
- 藜lípigweed; Chenopodium album
- 唅hānto swallow; to grunt, to grumble
- 糗qiǔdry rations; mushy, overcooked; embarrassing
Idioms sharing a character
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