zāo kāng qī

糟糠妻 (zāo kāng qī) is a Chinese word meaning “wife who goes through the hardships of poverty with her husband”.

Meanings

  1. 1wife who goes through the hardships of poverty with her husband

Characters in 糟糠妻

糟zāo · dregs糠kāng · husk妻qī · (bound form) wife

Related words

妻子wife and children妻子wife糟dregs糟糕too bad一团糟chaos夫妻husband and wife; married couple前妻ex-wife妻(bound form) wife妻to marry off (a daughter)未婚妻fiancée乱七八糟(idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled糟蹋to waste; to spoil

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