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Where does “糟糠の妻” come from?

糟糠の妻 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 糟糠 — sake lees and rice bran.

糟糠の妻 (Japanese): a faithful wife who has been with one through...

Definitions

  1. a faithful wife who has been with one through...

Ancestry of “糟糠の妻”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese糟糠sake lees and rice bran
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