飯糗茹草 fàn qiǔ rú cǎo

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to live on dry provisions and wild herbs (idiom)
  2. fig. to live in abject poverty

CHARACTERS

飯 fàn cooked rice; food; meal
糗 qiǔ parched wheat or rice; broken grain
茹 rú roots; vegetables; eat; bear
草 cǎo
HSK 3
grass, straw, thatch, herbs