qiǔ
dry rations (for a journey)
(dialect) (of noodles etc) to become mush (from overcooking)
(coll.) embarrassing
embarrassment
gēng lí hán qiǔ
nothing but herb soup and dry provisions to eat (idiom); to survive on a coarse diet
à la guerre comme à la guerre
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
chū qiǔ
(coll.) to have sth embarrassing happen
fàn qiǔ rú cǎo
lit. to live on dry provisions and wild herbs (idiom)
fig. to live in abject poverty
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