糟糠之妻

Chinese
 
distiller's grains and grain husk; chaff and bran; foodstuffs for the poor
distiller's grains and grain husk; chaff and bran; foodstuffs for the poor; frugal meals
 's; him/her/it; this wife; to marry off (a daughter)
trad. (糟糠之妻) 糟糠 之 妻
simp. #(糟糠之妻) 糟糠 之 妻

Pronunciation

Idiom

糟糠之妻

  1. (humble) wife who has shared her husband’s hard lot

Derived terms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
糟 糠 之 妻
そう
Hyōgaiji		 こう
Hyōgaiji		 の
Jinmeiyō		 つま
Grade: 5
on’yomi kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 糟糠之妻 – see the following entry.
【糟糠そうこうの妻つま】
[noun] [from late 1170s] a faithful wife who has been with one through tough times and shared hardships
(This term, 糟糠之妻, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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