welcoming troops with food and drink
Rare yojijukugo from Mencius, literally 'baskets of rice and vessels of congee'; used to describe a populace greeting an army with provisions.
'箪食壺漿' is a classical idiom meaning the people welcome an army with food and drink.
Rare yojijukugo from classical Chinese; the most common kanji form in Japanese sources.
Variant with 簞 (a bamboo basket) instead of 箪.
Variant with 瓠 (gourd) instead of 壺.
Variant combining 簞 and 瓠.
Variant with 壷 (a variant of 壺).
Variant combining 簞 and 壷.
From the Chinese classic Mencius, describing how the people of a conquered state welcomed the righteous army of King Wu with baskets of cooked rice and pots of congee.