羹藜含糗 gēng lí hán qiǔ

DEFINITIONS

  1. nothing but herb soup and dry provisions to eat (idiom); to survive on a coarse diet
  2. à la guerre comme à la guerre

CHARACTERS

羹 gēng soup, broth
藜 lí Chenopodium album, pigweed
含 hán hold in mouth; cherish; contain
糗 qiǔ parched wheat or rice; broken grain