箪食壶浆 (簞食壺漿)
dān shí hú jiāng
Pinyin
Definition
箪食壶浆 (簞食壺漿)
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- to receive troops with food and drink (idiom)
- to give troops a hearty welcome
- also pr. [dān sì hú jiāng]
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
三旬九食
- 1 lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)
- 2 fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation
- 3 in dire straits
人为财死,鸟为食亡
- 1 lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
- 2 fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
因噎废食
- 1 lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
- 2 to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk
宵衣旰食
- 1 to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)
- 2 diligently attending to official matters
寝食难安
- 1 lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom)
- 2 fig. extremely worried and troubled