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糟糠妻

糟糠妻 zāo kāng qī wife who goes through the hardships of poverty with her husband
糟 zāo dregs / draff / pickled in wine / rotten / messy / ruined
糟糠 zāo kāng chaff, husks, distillers' dregs etc (food eaten by the poor) / (fig.) rubbish / junk / (abbr. for 糟糠妻) wife who goes through the hardships of poverty with her husband
 糠 kāng variant of 糠
 糠 kāng old variant of 糠
 糠 kāng husk / (of a radish etc) spongy (and therefore unappetising)
  妻 qī (bound form) wife
  妻 qì to marry off (a daughter)
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