箪たん食し

noun

bamboo dish of rice

Archaic term for a simple meal served in a bamboo container. Appears in classical Chinese-derived expressions such as 箪食壺漿 (welcoming troops with food and drink) and 箪食瓢飲 (frugal living). Not used in modern everyday Japanese.

See also: 箪食壺漿 · 箪食瓢飲

• 「箪たん食し壺こ漿しょう」という故こ事じ成せい語ごの中なかに「箪たん食し」が出でてくる。

  The word 箪食 appears in the classical idiom 箪食壺漿.