糟糠之妻

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Chinese

distiller's grains and grain husk; chaff and bran; foodstuffs for the poor
distiller's grains and grain husk; chaff and bran; foodstuffs for the poor; frugal meals
 
 's; him/her/it; this wife; to marry off (a daughter)
trad. (糟糠之妻) 糟糠 之 妻
simp. #(糟糠之妻) 糟糠 之 妻

Pronunciation

Idiom

糟糠之妻

  1. (humble) wife who has shared her husband’s hard lot

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
糟 糠 之 妻
そう
Hyōgai 		こう
Hyōgai 		の
Jinmeiyō 		つま
Grade: 5
on'yomi kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 糟糠之妻 – see the following entry.
【糟糠そうこうの妻つま】
a faithful wife who has been with one through tough times and shared hardships
(This term, 糟糠之妻, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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