啜菽飲水
chuò​shū​yǐn​shuǐ

to live in poverty

  • created sense approved 啜菽饮水/啜菽飲水 · chuò​shū​yǐn​shuǐ · to live in poverty — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    chuò​shú​yǐn​shuǐ

    啜 (literal) → 啜 · chuò · to sip 菽 (literal) → 菽 · shū · beans 饮 (literal) → 饮/飲 · yǐn · to drink 水 (literal) → 水 · shuǐ · water

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    created sense