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箪食壶浆
簞食壺漿
dānshíhújiāng
1. to receive troops with food and drink (idiom)
2. to give troops a hearty welcome
3. also pr. <dānsìhújiāng>

Character Breakdown

箪
dān
a small bamboo basket for rice
14 丶
食
shí
food; to eat
HSK 5 9 丶
壶
hú
jar, pot, jug, vase; surname
HSK 5 10 丶
浆
jiāng
pulp, starch, syrup; a thick fluid
10 丶

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