捡到篮里就是菜 (jiǎn dào lán lǐ jiù shì cài) — all is grist that comes to the mill (idiom) · Chinese · Nantoka

jiǎn dào lán lǐ jiù shì cài

Traditional: 撿到籃裡就是菜

捡到篮里就是菜 (jiǎn dào lán lǐ jiù shì cài) is a Chinese word meaning “all is grist that comes to the mill (idiom)”.

Meanings

1all is grist that comes to the mill (idiom)

Characters in 捡到篮里就是菜

捡jiǎn · to pick up; to collect; to gather 到dào · to reach; to arrive 篮lán · basket (receptacle)里lǐ · lining 就jiù · (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 是shì · to be (followed by substantives only)菜cài · vegetable; greens (CL:棵[ke1])

Related words

是to be (followed by substantives only)是variant of 是[shi4]就(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 到to reach; to arrive 里lining 里li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m 里surname Li 里variant of 裡|里[li3]这里here 这里variant of 這裡|这里[zhe4 li3]但是but; however 是的yes, that's right

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