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Home / Idiom / 缩衣节食

to economize on clothes and food · to scrimp and save (idiom)

缩衣节食
suō yī jié shí
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to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally节衣缩食jié yī suō shíto economize · to conserve (resources) · economy · frugal节约jié yuēstreamlined administration · better troops and simpler administration · better staff and simpler administration · picked troops and simplified administration精兵简政jīng bīng jiǎn zhèng
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