糟糠

zou1 hong1

chaff, husks, distillers' dregs etc (food eaten by the poor) · (fig.) rubbish · junk

Meanings

  1. chaff, husks, distillers' dregs etc (food eaten by the poor)
  2. (fig.) rubbish
  3. junk
  4. (abbr. for 糟糠妻[zao1 kang1 qi1]{zou1 hong1 cai1}) wife who goes through the hardships of poverty with her husband

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