粗茶淡飯

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See also: 粗茶淡饭

Chinese

coarse; rough; thick
coarse; rough; thick; unfinished; vulgar; rude; crude
 
tea; tea plant
insipid; diluted; weak
insipid; diluted; weak; light in colour; tasteless; fresh; indifferent; nitrogen
 
food; cuisine; cooked rice
food; cuisine; cooked rice; meal
 
trad. (粗茶淡飯)
simp. (粗茶淡饭)
Literally: “course tea and scanty meals”.

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Idiom

粗茶淡飯

  1. to lead a simple life; to live without fancy food or drink