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糟
糠
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Jyutping
zou1 hong1
Pinyin
zāo kāng
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
chaff, husks, distillers' dregs etc (food eaten by the poor)
(fig.) rubbish
junk
(abbr. for 糟糠妻[zao1 kang1 qi1]) wife who goes through the hardships of poverty with her husband
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
名詞
糟係酒滓,糠喺穀皮,比喻粗食
frugal diet, literally stands for vinasse of alcohol and chaff
名詞
比喻貧賤時共患難嘅妻子
a wife that endures unfortunate times with her husband
糟糠之妻不下堂呀!
糟糠之妻不下堂呀!
Divorce not the wife who bears the lean times with you.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
noun
distiller's grains and grain husk; chaff and bran; foodstuffs for the poor; frugal meals
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
糟糠之妻不下堂呀!
糟糠之妻不下堂呀!
Divorce not the wife who bears the lean times with you.