糟糠 zāo kāng

DEFINITIONS

  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]) wife who goes through the hardships of poverty with her husband

CHARACTERS

糟 zāo
HSK 5
sediment, dregs; pickle
糠 kāng chaff, bran, husks; poor