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糟糠

zāo kāng

2-character word

What 糟糠 means

1. chaff, husks, distillers' dregs etc (food eaten by the poor)
2. (fig.) rubbish
3. junk
4. (abbr. for {糟糠妻|zāo kāng qī}) wife who goes through the hardships of poverty with her husband

The characters in 糟糠

• 糟zāodregs; draff; pickled in wine
• 糠kānghusk; (of a radish etc) spongy (and therefore unappetising)

Words starting with 糟糠

• 糟糠妻zāo kāng qīwife who goes through the hardships of poverty with her husband