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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 糟糠之妻

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
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Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zāo- dregs
- draff
- pickled in wine
- rotten
- messy
- ruined
kāng- husk
- (of a radish etc) spongy (and therefore unappetising)
kāng- variant of 糠[kang1]
kāng- old variant of 糠[kang1]
zhī- (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])
- him
- her
- it
- (bound form) wife
- to marry off (a daughter)

Other Words Containing 糟糠之妻

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo