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布帛菽粟

bù bó shū sù

4-character word

What 布帛菽粟 means

1. (lit.) cloth, silk, beans and grain (idiom)
2. (fig.) food and clothing; daily necessities

The characters in 布帛菽粟

• 布bùcloth; to declare; to announce
• 帛bósilk
• 菽shūlegumes (peas and beans)
• 粟sùmillet; (metonym) grain

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