羹藜含糗 — Chinese idiom
羹藜含糗
gēng lí hán 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
- 含hánto hold in the mouth; to contain; to cherish
- 糗qiǔdry rations; mushy, overcooked; embarrassing
Idioms sharing a character
- 羹藜唅糗 gēng lí hān qiǔ
- 莼羹鲈脍 chún gēng lú kuài
- 含商咀徵 hán shāng jǔ zhǐ
- 含垢忍辱 hán gòu rěn rǔ
- 含宫咀徵 hán gōng jǔ zhǐ
- 含情脉脉 hán qíng mò mò
- 含沙射影 hán shā shè yǐng
- 含糊其词 hán hú qí cí
- 含英咀华 hán yīng jǔ huá
- 含血喷人 hán xuè pēn rén
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