霞を食う
かすみをくう
- to live on air exp v5u
- to derive nourishment from an elemental portion of mist or fog (the goal of a mountain ascetic) exp v5u
Kanji
霞
カ • ゲ
かすみ • かす.む
be hazy; grow dim; blurred
食
ショク • ジキ
く.う • く.らう • た.べる • は.む
eat; food
Synonyms
仙人
せんにん
- immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit) n
- one not bound by earthly desires or the thoughts of normal men n