饮冰茹檗
yǐn​bīng​rú​bò

to lead a hard and frugal life

  • created reference approved 饮冰茹檗/飲冰茹檗 → 饮冰吞檗/飲冰吞檗 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    饮冰茹檗 / 飲冰茹檗 yǐn​bīng​rú​bò

    饮冰吞檗 / 飲冰吞檗 yǐn​bīng​tūn​bò

    same_as

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  • created sense approved 饮冰茹檗/飲冰茹檗 · yǐn​bīng​rú​bò · to lead a hard and frugal life — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    饮冰茹檗 / 飲冰茹檗

    yǐn​bīng​rú​bò

    to lead a hard and frugal life

    Literally meaning to drink ice water and eat bitter bark; used to describe a life of extreme poverty and hardship, especially in reference to the disciplined life of a widow.

    饮 (literal) → 饮/飲 · yǐn · to drink 冰 (literal) → 冰 · bīng · ice 茹 (literal) → 茹 · rú · to eat 檗 (literal) → 檗 · bò · amur cork tree

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