To live a life of austerity and hardship; to subsist on a meager diet.
他年轻时家境贫寒，常常焚枯食淡，但他从未放弃对知识的追求。
When he was young, his family was poor, and he often lived an austere life, subsisting on meager food, but he never gave up his pursuit of knowledge.
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Early Modern
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