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咬菜根
yǎo​cài​gēn

to lead a hard life

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咬菜根 yǎo​cài​gēn to lead a hard life

(literary) to lead a poor or simple life; literally meaning "to bite vegetable roots" or "to chew vegetable stalks"

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