lì
粝
coarse rice; brown rice; unpolished rice
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
coarse rice; unpolished rice; brown rice
literaryA literary term referring to rice that has not been fully milled or polished, often used in classical or formal contexts to describe simple, coarse food.
cū粗
lì粝
zhī之
shí食
food of coarse rice—simple, unrefined meals
Tā他
shēng生
huó活
jiǎn简
pǔ朴
，
rì日
cháng常
suǒ所
shí食
bù不
guò过
lì粝
mǐ米
shū蔬
cài菜
ér而
yǐ已
。
He lived a simple life, eating nothing more than coarse rice and vegetables.
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lì粝
liáng粱
zhī之
shí食
，
lí藜
huò藿
zhī之
gēng羹
meals of coarse millet and rice, soups of wild greens—a description of frugal living