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一箪一瓢
yī​dān​yī​piáo

to live in poverty

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一箪一瓢 一簞一瓢 yī​dān​yī​piáo
to live in poverty
Living on a single basket of rice and a ladleful of soup each day; a metaphor for an extremely simple or impoverished life. This expression originates from the 论语 lún​yǔ where it describes the life of Yan Hui.