糟糠 in English zao1 kang1 Meaning

Meanings

  • chaff, husks, distillers' dregs and so on (food eaten by the poor)
  • (metaphorically) rubbish
  • junk
  • (abbreviation for 糟糠妻[zao1 kang1 qi1]) wife who goes through the hardships of poverty with her husomebodyand

Simplified Characters

糟 糠

Traditional Characters

糟 糠

Pinyin

zao1 kang1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

糟zao1dregs 糠kang1variant of 糠[kang1]