糟糠
zou1 hong1zāo kāng
English
- chaff, husks, distillers' dregs etc (food eaten by the poor)
- (fig.) rubbish
- junk
- (abbr. for 糟糠妻[zao1 kang1 qi1]) wife who goes through the hardships of poverty with her husband
- frugal diet, literally stands for vinasse of alcohol and chaff ----
- a wife that endures unfortunate times with her husband
粵語 — Cantonese
- 糟係酒滓,糠喺穀皮,比喻粗食
- 比喻貧賤時共患難嘅妻子
Examples
糟糠之妻不下堂呀!
Divorce not the wife who bears the lean times with you.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk