zāo kāng
糟糠 (zāo kāng) is a Chinese word meaning “chaff, husks, distillers' dregs etc (food eaten by the poor); (fig.) rubbish; junk”.
Meanings
- 1chaff, husks, distillers' dregs etc (food eaten by the poor)
- 2(fig.) rubbish
- 3junk
- 4(abbr. for 糟糠妻[zao1 kang1 qi1]) wife who goes through the hardships of poverty with her husband