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疏水箪瓢

shū shuǐ dān piáodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
little water and few utensils / to live a frugal life (idiom)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-1beba8452505b144. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

疏水簞瓢 疏水箪瓢 [shu1 shui3 dan1 piao2] /little water and few utensils/to live a frugal life (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 疏水簞瓢

  • 疏
    shū

    to dredge / to clear away obstruction / thin / sparse / scanty / distant (relation) / not close / to neglect / negligent / to present a memorial to the Emperor / commentary / annotation

    Shū

    surname Shu

  • 水
    shuǐ

    water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[huì shuǐ] and 水性[shuǐ xìng]) / (coll.) lacking in substance / shoddy / (bound form) additional cost / extra income / classifier for washings of a garment

    Shuǐ

    surname Shui / Shui ethnic group

  • 箪
    dān

    round basket for cooked rice

  • 瓢
    piáo

    dipper / ladle

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.