羹藜含糗
Traditional form:
羹藜含糗
Pinyin (reading):
gēnglíhánqiǔ
Definitions:
- nothing but herb soup and dry provisions to eat (idiom); to survive on a coarse diet
- à la guerre comme à la guerre
Characters:
- 羹 - soup, broth
- 藜 - pigweed; Chenopodium album
- 含 - to hold in the mouth; to contain; to cherish
- 糗 - dry rations; mushy, overcooked; embarrassing
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