恶衣恶食 — “To wear simple or shabby clothes and eat coarse or poor food”
恶衣恶食 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to wear simple or shabby clothes and eat coarse or poor food”. To live a frugal and austere life, often due to circumstances or as a conscious choice to focus on other pursuits. Literally, “Coarse clothes and poor food”.
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What does 恶衣恶食 mean?
恶衣恶食 (è yī è shí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to wear simple or shabby clothes and eat coarse or poor food”.
How do you pronounce 恶衣恶食?
恶衣恶食 is pronounced è yī è shí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 恶衣恶食 literally mean?
Literally, 恶衣恶食 means “Coarse clothes and poor food”. It is used to mean “to wear simple or shabby clothes and eat coarse or poor food”.
What is the Chinese definition of 恶衣恶食?
恶：粗劣的。指粗劣的衣服和食物。