bù bó shū sùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(lit.) cloth, silk, beans and grain (idiom) / (fig.) food and clothing; daily necessities
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布帛菽粟 布帛菽粟 [bu4 bo2 shu1 su4] /(lit.) cloth, silk, beans and grain (idiom)/(fig.) food and clothing; daily necessities/

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布帛菽粟
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