不弃糟糠

不棄糟糠
bùqìzāokāng

synonym of 糟糠之妻不下堂 (zāokāng zhī qī bù xiàtáng)

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 不弃 bùqì
  1. (literary) to reject; to discard
  2. to reject; to discard
2 糟糠 zāokāng
  1. chaff, husks, distillers' dregs etc (food eaten by the poor)
  2. (fig.) rubbish
  3. junk
  4. (abbr. for 糟糠妻 zāokāngqī) wife who goes through the hardships of poverty with her husband