Zao kang, Zāo kāng: 5 definitions
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Chinese Buddhism
糟糠 [zao kang]—Dregs and chaff, said of a proud monk, or of inferior teaching.
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糟糠 [zao kang]—(zāo kāng) — [Analogy] 糟 [zao] (zāo) refers to the dregs left after brewing wine. 糠 [kang] (kāng) refers to the husks left after processing rice. This is used as an analogy for arrogant (憍慢 [jiao man], jiāo màn) bhikkhus (比丘 [bi qiu], bǐ qiū) and crude or evil (麤惡 [cu e], cū è) doctrines/practices. The Lotus Sutra (法華經 [fa hua jing], Fǎhuá Jīng), Chapter on Expedient Means (方便品 [fang bian pin], Fāngbiàn Pǐn), states: "the dregs and husks among the assembly." The Mahādharmadundubhī Sūtra (大法鼓經 [da fa gu jing], Dàfǎgǔ Jīng) states: "These bhikkhus (比丘 [bi qiu]) are pure and unified (清淨純一 [qing jing chun yi]), truly powerful (真實強力 [zhen shi qiang li]), and free from all dregs and husks."
糟糠—【譬喻】糟者取酒後之滓。糠者取米後之糠。以喻憍慢之比丘及麤惡之法。法華經方便品曰：「眾中之糟糠。」大法鼓經上曰：「此諸比丘，清淨純一。真實強力，離諸糟糠。」
[pì yù] zāo zhě qǔ jiǔ hòu zhī zǐ. kāng zhě qǔ mǐ hòu zhī kāng. yǐ yù jiāo màn zhī bǐ qiū jí cū è zhī fǎ. fǎ huá jīng fāng biàn pǐn yuē: “zhòng zhōng zhī zāo kāng.” dà fǎ gǔ jīng shàng yuē: “cǐ zhū bǐ qiū, qīng jìng chún yī. zhēn shí qiáng lì, lí zhū zāo kāng.”
[pi yu] zao zhe qu jiu hou zhi zi. kang zhe qu mi hou zhi kang. yi yu jiao man zhi bi qiu ji cu e zhi fa. fa hua jing fang bian pin yue: "zhong zhong zhi zao kang." da fa gu jing shang yue: "ci zhu bi qiu, qing jing chun yi. zhen shi qiang li, li zhu zao kang."
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糟糠 [zāo kāng] [zao kang]—
1. Zao (糟 [zao]) refers to the residue from wine-making. Kang (糠 [kang]) refers to the husk of grains. Zao kang is used to describe coarse food. As mentioned in Han Feizi • Wu Du (《韓非子 [han fei zi]．五蠹 [wu du]》): "Therefore, those who are not full with zao kang do not pursue fine grains and meat; those whose short clothes are incomplete do not wait for embroidery." Shi Ji • Huo Zhi Lie Zhuan (《史記 [shi ji]．卷一二九 [juan yi er jiu]．貨殖傳 [huo zhi chuan]》 states: "Yuan Xian (原憲 [yuan xian]) was not disgusted by zao kang and hid in poor alleys."
2. It is a metaphor for a wife who shared hardships during times of poverty and low social status. See the entry for "zao kang zhi qi (之妻 [zhi qi])". Yu Shi Ming Yan • Jin Yu Nu Bang Da Bo Qing Lang (《喻世明言 [yu shi ming yan]．卷二七 [juan er qi]．金玉奴棒打薄情郎 [jin yu nu bang da bao qing lang]》) states: "Just because the title of 'Tuan Tou (團頭 [tuan tou])' is not appealing, they are willing to abandon their zao kang wife after becoming successful." Chu Ke Pai An Jing Qi (《初刻拍案驚奇 [chu ke pai an jing qi]》) Volume 32 states: "Now that you have such famous courtesans to associate with, why do you still care about this zao kang woman?"
糟糠：1.糟，酒滓。糠，穀皮。糟糠比喻粗食。《韓非子．五蠹》：「故糟糠不飽者，不務粱肉，短褐不完者，不待文繡。」《史記．卷一二九．貨殖傳》：「原憲不厭糟糠，匿於窮巷。」
2.比喻貧賤時共患難的妻子。參見「糟糠之妻」條。《喻世明言．卷二七．金玉奴棒打薄情郎》：「只為『團頭』號不香，忍因得意棄糟糠。」《初刻拍案驚奇》卷三二：「你如今有此等名姬相交，何必還顧此糟糠之質？」
zāo kāng:1. zāo, jiǔ zǐ. kāng, gǔ pí. zāo kāng bǐ yù cū shí. < hán fēi zi． wǔ dù>: “gù zāo kāng bù bǎo zhě, bù wù liáng ròu, duǎn hè bù wán zhě, bù dài wén xiù.” < shǐ jì． juǎn yī èr jiǔ． huò zhí chuán>: “yuán xiàn bù yàn zāo kāng, nì yú qióng xiàng.”
2. bǐ yù pín jiàn shí gòng huàn nán de qī zi. cān jiàn “zāo kāng zhī qī” tiáo. < yù shì míng yán． juǎn èr qī． jīn yù nú bàng dǎ báo qíng láng>: “zhǐ wèi ‘tuán tóu’ hào bù xiāng, rěn yīn dé yì qì zāo kāng.” < chū kè pāi àn jīng qí> juǎn sān èr: “nǐ rú jīn yǒu cǐ děng míng jī xiāng jiāo, hé bì hái gù cǐ zāo kāng zhī zhì?”
zao kang:1. zao, jiu zi. kang, gu pi. zao kang bi yu cu shi. < han fei zi. wu du>: "gu zao kang bu bao zhe, bu wu liang rou, duan he bu wan zhe, bu dai wen xiu." < shi ji. juan yi er jiu. huo zhi chuan>: "yuan xian bu yan zao kang, ni yu qiong xiang."
2. bi yu pin jian shi gong huan nan de qi zi. can jian "zao kang zhi qi" tiao. < yu shi ming yan. juan er qi. jin yu nu bang da bao qing lang>: "zhi wei 'tuan tou' hao bu xiang, ren yin de yi qi zao kang." < chu ke pai an jing qi> juan san er: "ni ru jin you ci deng ming ji xiang jiao, he bi hai gu ci zao kang zhi zhi?"
糟糠 ts = zāo kāng p refers to “chaff, husks, distillers' dregs etc (food eaten by the poor)/(fig.) rubbish/junk/(abbr. for 糟糠妻 [zao1 kang1 qi1]) wife who goes through the hardships of poverty with her husband”.
糟糠 [zāo kāng] refers to: “dregs and chaff”.
糟糠 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Sanskrit] kaṣaṭa.
[Vietnamese] tao khang.
[Korean] 조강 / jogang.
[Japanese] ソウコウ / sōkō.
Chinese language.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kang, Zao, Gang.
Starts with: Zao kang qi, Zao kang zhi qi bu xia tang.
Full-text: Zao kang qi, Zao kang zhi qi bu xia tang, Ji zhe gan zao kang, Kang shi, Pin jian zhi jiao bu ke wang, Pin jian zhi zhi, Ju ru, Qi, Duan he bu wan, Biao zhuang bu ru li zhuang, Xia tang, Liang rou, Bu yan, Xuan chun bai jie, Tong ju, Ke guan, Bao kang, Lin ba qiu.
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