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糟糠 (zou1 hong1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

糟糠 (zou1 hong1, zāo kāng) — chaff, husks, distillers' dregs etc (food eaten by the poor); (fig.) rubbish; junk; (abbr. for 糟糠妻[zao1 kang1 qi1]) wife who goes through the hardships of poverty with her husband

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 糟質 (zou1 zat1) — (verb) to mock; to deride; to taunt; to treat someone harshly; to be mean to so…
• 糟 (zou1) — dregs; draff; pickled in wine; rotten; messy; ruined
• 糟了 (zou1 liu5) — gosh!; oh no!; darn!
• 糟溜黃魚 (zou1 lau6 wong4 jyu4) — stir-fried yellow fish filet
• 糟溜黃魚片 (zou1 lau6 wong4 jyu4 pin3) — stir-fried yellow fish filet
• 糟粕 (zou1 pok3) — dross; dregs; rubbish; fig. useless residue

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