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粗茶淡饭

cū chá dàn fàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
plain tea and simple food / (fig.) bread and water
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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-aca9179da89de557. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

粗茶淡飯 粗茶淡饭 [cu1 cha2 dan4 fan4] /plain tea and simple food/(fig.) bread and water/

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Other forms in these source records: 粗茶淡飯

  • 粗
    cū

    (of sth long) wide / thick / (of sth granular) coarse / (of a voice) gruff / (of sb's manner etc) rough / crude / careless / rude / remote / distant

  • 茶
    chá

    tea / tea plant / CL:杯[bēi],壺|壶[hú]

  • 淡
    dàn

    insipid / diluted / weak / mild / light in color / tasteless / indifferent / (variant of 氮[dàn]) nitrogen

  • 饭
    fàn

    cooked rice / CL:碗[wǎn] / meal / CL:頓|顿[dùn] / (loanword) fan / devotee

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.