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簞食瓢飲 (daan1 sik6 piu4 jam2) — live in poverty, lit., "live simply on a bamboo dish of rice and a gourd of drink" in Cantonese

daanˉ¹簞sikˍ₆食piuˎ₄瓢jamˊ²飲
简 箪食瓢饮
Mandarin Pinyin: dan1 si4 piao2 yin3

Meaning of 簞食瓢飲

nounlive in poverty, lit., "live simply on a bamboo dish of rice and a gourd of drink"
nounLive in poverty

Characters in 簞食瓢飲

簞daan1
small round bamboo basket (for holding cooked rice)
食sik6
sth edible; sth used for cooking
瓢piu4
gourd ladle; wooden spoon
飲jam2
be hit by; receive (a bullet, an arrow, etc)

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