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啜菽饮水
chuò​shū​yǐn​shuǐ

to live in poverty

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
啜菽饮水 啜菽飲水 chuò​shū​yǐn​shuǐ
to live in poverty
(literary) to eat beans and drink water; refers to living in straitened circumstances or having a very simple diet while remaining a dutiful son to one's parents

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