縮衣節食
suō​yī​jié​shí

to scrimp and save

  • created reference approved 缩衣节食/縮衣節食 → 节衣缩食/節衣縮食 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    缩衣节食 / 縮衣節食 suō​yī​jié​shí

    节衣缩食 / 節衣縮食 jié​yī​suō​shí

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 缩衣节食/縮衣節食 → 节食缩衣/節食縮衣 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    缩衣节食 / 縮衣節食 suō​yī​jié​shí

    节食缩衣 / 節食縮衣 jié​shí​suō​yī

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 缩衣节食/縮衣節食 · suō​yī​jié​shí · to scrimp and save — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    缩衣节食 / 縮衣節食

    suō​yī​jié​shí

    to scrimp and save

    to economize on food and clothing; to live very frugally; to be very economical

    sù​yī​jié​shí

    缩 (literal) → 缩/縮 · suō · to economize 衣 (literal) → 衣 · yī · clothing 节食 (literal) → 节食/節食 · jié​shí · to save food

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense