食淡衣粗 — “To live on plain food and wear coarse clothes”
食淡衣粗 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live on plain food and wear coarse clothes”. To describe a life of austerity, simplicity, and frugality. Literally, “eat plain food, wear coarse clothes”.
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食淡衣粗 Pronunciation and Pinyin
食淡衣粗 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 食淡衣粗
他虽然家境富裕，却一直保持着食淡衣粗的生活习惯，从不铺张浪费。
Although he comes from a wealthy family, he has always maintained the habit of living on plain food and wearing coarse clothes, never being extravagant or wasteful.
Idioms Related to 食淡衣粗
Antonyms of 食淡衣粗
More idioms starting with 食
- shí食bù不xià下yàn咽too distraught to eat
- shí食bù不èr二wèi味eat simply with only one dish
- shí食bù不chōng充kǒu口unable to get enough food
- shí食bù不chōng充cháng肠not enough food to satisfy hunger
- shí食bù不chōng充jī饥barely enough food to survive
- shí食bù不jiān兼wèi味eat only one dish
- shí食bù不jiān兼ròu肉eat simply, limiting meat consumption
- shí食bù不yàn厌jīng精，，kuài脍bù不yàn厌xì细eat well-prepared refined food
- shí食bù不niàn念bǎo饱eat with moderation
- shí食bù不xiá暇bǎo饱too busy to eat properly
- shí食bù不guǒ果fù腹not have enough food to eat
- shí食bù不qiú求gān甘not seek delicious food
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Open the tool →Questions about 食淡衣粗
What does 食淡衣粗 mean?
食淡衣粗 (shí dàn yī cū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live on plain food and wear coarse clothes”.
How do you pronounce 食淡衣粗?
食淡衣粗 is pronounced shí dàn yī cū in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 食淡衣粗 literally mean?
Literally, 食淡衣粗 means “eat plain food, wear coarse clothes”. It is used to mean “to live on plain food and wear coarse clothes”.
What is the Chinese definition of 食淡衣粗?
吃清淡食物，穿粗布衣服。形容生活清寒俭朴