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Home / Idiom / 粗茶淡饭

plain tea and simple food · (fig.) bread and water

粗茶淡饭
cū chá dàn fàn
c+ū·1st tonech+á·2nd toned+àn·4th tonef+àn·4th tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
simple home-style meal · common occurrence · nothing out of the ordinary家常便饭jiā cháng biàn fànto economize · to conserve (resources) · economy · frugal节约jié yuēchaff, husks, distillers' dregs etc (food eaten by the poor) · (fig.) rubbish · junk · (abbr. for 糟糠妻 zāo kāng qī) wife who goes through the hardships of poverty with her husband糟糠zāo kāngmeager fare · (fig.) insipid · colorless清汤寡水qīng tāng guǎ shuǐ(idiom) a basket of rice and a gourd of drink; fig. to lead a simple and frugal life, content with poverty (as a scholar)箪食瓢饮dān sì piáo yǐn
Antonyms
exotic delicacies · luxury foodstuff from distant locations山珍海味shān zhēn hǎi wèi
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