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饮冰吞檗
yǐn​bīng​tūn​bò

to lead a hard and frugal life

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饮冰吞檗 飲冰吞檗 yǐn​bīng​tūn​bò
to lead a hard and frugal life
to live in poverty and hardship while maintaining one's integrity; literally to drink ice and swallow bitter wood

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  • 饮冰茹檗 yǐn​bīng​rú​bò