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粗茶淡飯
  cou1 caa4 taam5 faan6   jyutping
  cu1 cha2 dan4 fan4   pinyin
homely fare (lit. rough tea and tasteless rice)

Idiom

Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
粗茶淡飯 / 粗茶淡饭

This word has been viewed 1310 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Steph_fr on 22nd Jul 2008 05:57 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03
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Characters in this word:

 cou1  -  rough; careless
 caa4  -  tea
 daam6 taam5  -  bland; thin; light; indifferent; dull
 faan6  -  cooked rice
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