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饭糗茹草

fànqiǔrúcǎo

Traditional: 飯糗茹草

lit. to live on dry provisions and wild herbs (idiom) / fig. to live in abject poverty

Character Breakdown

饭
fàn
meal, food; cooked rice
HSK 1
糗
qiǔ
dry rations; mushy, overcooked; embarrassing
茹
rú
roots, vegetables
草
cǎo
grass, herbs; straw, thatch
HSK 3

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