chuò​shū​yǐn​shuǐ

to live in poverty

Senses

啜菽饮水/ 啜菽飲水 chuò​shū​yǐn​shuǐ (also chuò​shú​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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