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饭糗茹草
飯糗茹草
fànqiǔrúcǎo
1. lit. to live on dry provisions and wild herbs (idiom)
2. fig. to live in abject poverty

Character Breakdown

饭
fàn
meal, food; cooked rice
HSK 1 7 丶
糗
qiǔ
dry rations; mushy, overcooked; embarrassing
16 丶
茹
rú
roots, vegetables
9 丶
草
cǎo
grass, herbs; straw, thatch
HSK 3 9 丶

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