糟糠妻 zāo kāng qī

wife who shared early poverty with husband

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. wife who goes through the hardships of poverty with her husband

Characters

Character Meaning
糟 zāo HSK 5
ruined; rotten; messy
糠 kāng
husk; (of a radish etc) spongy (and therefore unappetising)
妻 qī HSK 2
wife; to marry off (a daughter)