Meaning of 藜藿
藜藿 means coarse food; poor fare. Pronounced lí huò.
- coarse food; poor fare
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
suī虽
shēn身
jū居
gāo高
wèi位
，
què却
gān甘
shí食
lí藜
huò藿
，
shēng生
huó活
jí极
wéi为
jiǎn简
pǔ朴
。
Although he holds a high position, he is content with coarse food and lives a very frugal life.
Zài在
nà那
ge个
jī饥
huāng荒
nián年
dài代
，
bǎi百
xìng姓
men们
zhǐ只
néng能
yǐ以
lí藜
huò藿
chōng充
jī饥
。
During that famine year, the common people could only stave off hunger with coarse wild vegetables.
《
Shī诗
Jīng经
》
zhōng中
jiù就
yǒu有
duì对
bǎi百
xìng姓
cǎi采
shí食
lí藜
huò藿
de的
miáo描
xiě写
。
The 'Book of Songs' contains descriptions of common people gathering and eating coarse herbs.