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簞食瓢飲
daan1 sik6 piu4 jam2 |
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live in poverty, lit., "live simply on a bamboo dish of rice and a gourd of drink" Level: 4 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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簞食瓢飲 / 箪食瓢饮 | ||
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Characters in this word:簞 daan1 - small bamboo basket食 sik6 zi6 - eat; food 瓢 piu4 - gourd ladle 飲 jam2 - drink |
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