瓯饭瓢饮 — “To eat from a small bowl and drink from a gourd dipper”
瓯饭瓢饮 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to eat from a small bowl and drink from a gourd dipper”. Describing a life of poverty, simplicity, or austerity.
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他虽然过着瓯饭瓢饮的日子，却依然坚持着自己的理想。
Although he lived a life of eating from a small bowl and drinking from a gourd dipper, he still clung to his ideals.
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What does 瓯饭瓢饮 mean?
瓯饭瓢饮 (ōu fàn piáo yǐn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to eat from a small bowl and drink from a gourd dipper”.
How do you pronounce 瓯饭瓢饮?
瓯饭瓢饮 is pronounced ōu fàn piáo yǐn in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 瓯饭瓢饮?
瓯：小盆。用小盆吃饭，用瓢喝水。形容穷苦的生活