缩衣啬食 — “To live a frugal life, saving on food and clothing”
缩衣啬食 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live a frugal life, saving on food and clothing”. To scrimp and save on daily necessities. Literally, “shrink clothes and scrimp on food”.
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缩衣啬食 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 缩suō
- 衣yī
- 啬sè
- 食shí
缩衣啬食 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 缩衣啬食
为了供孩子上学，这对父母一直缩衣啬食，省吃俭用。
To afford their children's schooling, the parents have always lived frugally, scrimp and saving on food and clothing.
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Synonyms of 缩衣啬食
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- suō缩tóu头suō缩jiǎo脚to shrink back from fear or hesitation
- suō缩tóu头suō缩jǐng颈cower in fear
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- suō缩chéng成yī一tuán团curl up into a ball
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Questions about 缩衣啬食
- What does 缩衣啬食 mean?
- 缩衣啬食 (suō yī sè shí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live a frugal life, saving on food and clothing”.
- How do you pronounce 缩衣啬食?
- 缩衣啬食 is pronounced suō yī sè shí in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 缩衣啬食 literally mean?
- Literally, 缩衣啬食 means “shrink clothes and scrimp on food”. It is used to mean “to live a frugal life, saving on food and clothing”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 缩衣啬食?
- 指省吃省穿，生活节俭。