shí​wú​qiú​bǎo

to eat sparingly

Senses

食无求饱/ 食無求飽 shí​wú​qiú​bǎo to eat sparingly

(literary) to not seek satiety in food; describes a person of character focusing on virtue over material comfort. Often used in parallel with 居无求安 jū​wú​qiú'ān from the "Analects"

References

see 食无求饱/食無求飽 居无求安/居無求安