羹藜唅糗

gēng lí hān qiǔ

nothing but herb soup and dry provisions to eat (idiom); to survive on a coarse diet

à la guerre comme à la guerre

羹

gēng

thick soup

藜

lí

name of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc)

唅

hān

(literary) to put in the mouth

糗

qiǔ

dry rations (for a journey)