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簞食壺漿

简箪食壶浆 · 繁簞食壺漿

Mandarin · pinyin dān shí hú jiāng

to receive troops with food and drink (idiom)
to give troops a hearty welcome
also pr. dān sì hú jiāng

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食: shí · eat; meal; food; Kangxi radical 184
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箪: dān · small bamboo basket for holding
壶: hú · jar, pot, jug, vase; surname
浆: jiāng · any thick fluid; starch; broth

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1–2–2–1 · dan1 shi2 hu2 jiang1

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(idiomatic) to give troops a hearty welcome

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