弊衣疏食 | live a hard and frugal life

bì弊yī衣shū疏shí食

To lead a hard and frugal life; to live in straitened circumstances.

他从小过着弊衣疏食的生活，却依然坚持学习，最终取得了优异的成绩。

From a young age, he lived a life of worn-out clothes and coarse food, yet he persisted in his studies and eventually achieved excellent results.

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