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羹藜唅糗

Mandarin · pinyin gēng lí hān qiǔ

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

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羹: gēng · soup, broth
藜: lí · Chenopodium album, pigweed
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糗: qiǔ · parched wheat or rice; broken grain

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1–2–1–3 · geng1 li2 han1 qiu3

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gang1 lai4 ham4 cau3

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