Rice soup
Acorn and turnip soup, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Xi à NGF à NJ à NGG à ng, which means to make rice with acorn and turnip soup. It comes from the book of Liang, the story of Wang Xiuzhuan of an Cheng.
Idiom explanation
Acorn for rice, turnip for soup. Poor diet.
The origin of Idioms
In the book of Liang, the story of Wang Xiuzhuan of an Cheng, it is said that "you can't get enough rice soup, or you can't get enough rice soup, or you can't enjoy yourself in it."
Idiom usage
Examples
It's too easy to make a living. Lu guimeng's Ode to seclusion in Tang Dynasty
Rice soup
A scholar dies for a bosom friend - shì wèi zhī jǐ zhě sǐ
sadden one 's friends and gladden one's enemies - qīn tòng chóu kuài