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箪食壺漿 (たんしこしょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
welcoming troops with food and drink
yojijukugo (four-character idiom) rare term
Rare yojijukugo from Mencius, literally 'baskets of rice and vessels of congee'; used to describe a populace greeting an army with provisions.
Written forms 箪食壺漿たんしこしょう
Rare yojijukugo from classical Chinese; the most common kanji form in Japanese sources.
簞食壺漿たんしこしょう
Variant with 簞 (a bamboo basket) instead of 箪.
箪食瓠漿たんしこしょう
Variant with 瓠 (gourd) instead of 壺.
簞食瓠漿たんしこしょう
Variant combining 簞 and 瓠.
箪食壷漿たんしこしょう
Variant with 壷 (a variant of 壺).
簞食壷漿たんしこしょう
Variant combining 簞 and 壷.
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'箪食壺漿' is a classical idiom meaning the people welcome an army with food and drink.
簞 small bamboo basket for holding Etymology 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.
