恶衣薄食 — “To live a life of hardship, with poor clothing and meager food”
恶衣薄食 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live a life of hardship, with poor clothing and meager food”. To be poorly dressed and poorly fed. Literally, “coarse clothes and meager food”.
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恶衣薄食 Pronunciation and Pinyin
恶衣薄食 Character Breakdown
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尽管他家境贫寒，常常恶衣薄食，但他依然努力学习，从不抱怨。
Although he came from a poor family and often lived on coarse clothes and meager food, he still studied hard and never complained.
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- è恶rén人xiān先gào告zhuàng状The guilty party preemptively accuses others
- è恶rén人zì自yǒu有è恶rén人mó磨Evil people meet their match
- è恶zuò作jù剧play a prank or mischievous trick
- è恶chā叉bái白lài赖behave shamelessly and unreasonably
- è恶shēng声è恶qì气speaking in a harsh and aggressive tone
- è恶chén尘wú无rǎn染untainted by evil influences
- wù恶jū居xià下liú流hate to be in a low position
- è恶xìng性xún循huán环vicious cycle
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What does 恶衣薄食 mean?
恶衣薄食 (è yī báo shí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live a life of hardship, with poor clothing and meager food”.
How do you pronounce 恶衣薄食?
恶衣薄食 is pronounced è yī báo shí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 恶衣薄食 literally mean?
Literally, 恶衣薄食 means “coarse clothes and meager food”. It is used to mean “to live a life of hardship, with poor clothing and meager food”.
What is the Chinese definition of 恶衣薄食?
衣：衣服；薄：淡薄；食：事物。形容生活清苦