羹藜唅糗 gēng lí hān 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
唅 hān a sound; to put in the mouth; (Cant.) to grunt, grumble
糗 qiǔ parched wheat or rice; broken grain