糟糠の妻

そうこうのつま

Meanings

1. Expression, Noun one's devoted wife; wife who has followed one through hard times; wife married in poverty

Kanji

• 糟 dregs; sediment; grounds. Read as ソウ.
• 糠 rice bran. Read as コウ.
• 妻 wife. Read as つま.

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