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(idiom) a basket of rice and a gourd of drink; fig. to lead a simple and frugal life, content with poverty (as a scholar)

箪食瓢饮
dān sì piáo yǐn
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally节衣缩食jié yī suō shíplain tea and simple food · (fig.) bread and water粗茶淡饭cū chá dàn fànto economize · to conserve (resources) · economy · frugal节约jié yuē(idiom) to possess nothing except bare necessities; to live a frugal life身无长物shēn wú cháng wù
Antonyms
to eat and drink as much as one likes · to make a pig of oneself大吃大喝dà chī dà hēextravagant in the extreme (idiom)穷奢极侈qióng shē jí chǐ
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