一箪の食一瓢の飲
いったんのしいっぴょうのいん
Also written 一簞の食一瓢の飲
Meanings
- Expression, Noun simple food and drink; being content with a frugal life (literally: a bamboo dish of rice and a gourd of drink) (from the Analects of Confucius)
Kanji
- 一 one. Read as イチ.
- 箪 bamboo rice basket. Read as タン.
- 食 eat
- 瓢 gourd. Read as ヒョウ.
- 飲 drink. Read as イン.