疏水箪瓢 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• little water and few utensils
• to live a frugal life

Character by character

• 疏shūto neglect; to dredge, to clear away; lax, careles
• 水shuǐwater, liquid, lotion, juice
• 箪dāna small bamboo basket for rice
• 瓢piáoa ladle made from a dried gourd

Idioms sharing a character

• 仗义疏财 zhàng yì shū cái
• 才疏学浅 cái shū xué qiǎn
• 疏谋少略 shū móu shǎo lüè
• 疏不间亲 shū bù jiàn qīn
• 疏财仗义 shū cái zhàng yì
• 疏财重义 shū cái zhòng yì
• 亲疏贵贱 qīn shū guì jiàn
• 一清如水 yī qīng rú shuǐ
• 似水年华 sì shuǐ nián huá
• 出水芙蓉 chū shuǐ fú róng

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