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羹藜含糗

gēng lí hán qiǔ

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Definitions

  1. 1. nothing but herb soup and dry provisions to eat (idiom); to survive on a coarse diet
  2. 2. à la guerre comme à la guerre

Child Words of 羹藜含糗

含
hán

to keep in the mouth

糗
qiǔ

dry rations (for a journey)

羹
gēng

soup

藜
lí

name of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc)