攻苦食淡 — “Engage in hardship, eat plainly”
攻苦食淡 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to work diligently and endure hardship while living simply and frugally; to strive hard and practice self-denial”. Literally, “engage in hardship, eat plainly”.
攻苦食淡 Pronunciation and Pinyin
攻苦食淡 Character Breakdown
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- gōng攻chéng城yě野zhàn战attack cities and fight in open fields
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What does 攻苦食淡 mean?
攻苦食淡 (gōng kǔ shí dàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to work diligently and endure hardship while living simply and frugally; to strive hard and practice self-denial”.
How do you pronounce 攻苦食淡?
攻苦食淡 is pronounced gōng kǔ shí dàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 攻苦食淡 literally mean?
Literally, 攻苦食淡 means “engage in hardship, eat plainly”. It is used to mean “to work diligently and endure hardship while living simply and frugally; to strive hard and practice self-denial”.
What is the Chinese definition of 攻苦食淡?
攻：做；若：艰苦；淡：清淡。做艰苦的工作，吃清淡的食物。形容刻苦自励。