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Definitions

  1. 1. dry rations (for a journey)
  2. 2. (dialect) (of noodles etc) to become mush (from overcooking)
  3. 3. (coll.) embarrassing
  4. 4. embarrassment

Words Containing 糗

出糗
chū qiǔ

(coll.) to have sth embarrassing happen

糗事
qiǔ shì

awkward incident

糗粮
qiǔ liáng

dry rations

羹藜含糗
gēng lí hán qiǔ

nothing but herb soup and dry provisions to eat (idiom); to survive on a coarse diet

羹藜唅糗
gēng lí hān qiǔ

nothing but herb soup and dry provisions to eat (idiom); to survive on a coarse diet

饭糗茹草
fàn qiǔ rú cǎo

lit. to live on dry provisions and wild herbs (idiom)

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