饭蔬饮水 — “To live a simple and frugal life”
饭蔬饮水 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live a simple and frugal life”. Content with minimal material possessions, and to find joy in one's principles or studies. Literally, “Eat vegetables, drink water”.
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饭蔬饮水 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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他一生饭蔬饮水，致力于学问研究，从不追求物质享受。
He lived a simple and frugal life, content with vegetables and water, dedicated to academic research, and never pursued material comforts.
Idioms Related to 饭蔬饮水
More idioms starting with 饭
- fàn饭náng囊yī衣jià架a useless idler
- fàn饭náng囊jiǔ酒wèng瓮a person only good for eating and drinking
- fàn饭náng囊jiǔ酒wèng甕a good-for-nothing glutton
- fàn饭kēng坑jiǔ酒náng囊a glutton and drunkard
- fàn饭lái来kāi开kǒu口to be spoon-fed
- fàn饭lái来zhāng张kǒu口to be spoon-fed
- fàn饭niú牛tú屠gǒu狗engage in humble or menial tasks
- fàn饭lì粝rú茹shū蔬eat coarse rice and vegetables
- fàn饭qiǔ糗rú茹cǎo草subsist on coarse food and wild vegetables
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What does 饭蔬饮水 mean?
饭蔬饮水 (fàn shū yǐn shuǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live a simple and frugal life”.
How do you pronounce 饭蔬饮水?
饭蔬饮水 is pronounced fàn shū yǐn shuǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 饭蔬饮水 literally mean?
Literally, 饭蔬饮水 means “Eat vegetables, drink water”. It is used to mean “to live a simple and frugal life”.
What is the Chinese definition of 饭蔬饮水?
形容清心寡欲、安贫乐道的生活。