羹藜唅糗 in English geng1 li2 han1 qiu3 Meaning

Meanings

  • nothing but herb soup and dry provisions to eat (idiomatic expression); to survive on a coarse diet
  • à la guerre comme à la guerre

Simplified Characters

羹 藜 唅 糗

Traditional Characters

羹 藜 唅 糗

Pinyin

geng1 li2 han1 qiu3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

羹geng1soup 藜li2name of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc) 唅han2a sound 糗qiu3surname Qiu