自奉甚俭
zì​fèng​shèn​jiǎn

to live very frugally

  • created sense approved 自奉甚俭/自奉甚儉 · zì​fèng​shèn​jiǎn · to live very frugally — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    自奉甚俭 / 自奉甚儉

    zì​fèng​shèn​jiǎn

    to live very frugally

    (idiom) to allow oneself very few comforts or pleasures; to practice self-denial; to live a very simple and thrifty life

    自奉 (literal) → 自奉 · zì​fèng · to provide for oneself 甚 (literal) → 甚 · shèn · very 俭 (literal) → 俭/儉 · jiǎn · frugal

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