jiǎn dào lán lǐ jiù shì cài
all is grist that comes to the mill (idiom)
捡
jiǎn
to pick up; to collect; to gather
到
dào
to reach; to arrive
篮
lán
basket (receptacle)
里
lǐ
li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m
就
jiù
(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
是
shì
to be (followed by substantives only)
菜
cài
vegetable; greens (CL:棵[ke1])
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