啜菽饮水 — “To live a life of austerity”
啜菽饮水 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live a life of austerity”. To subsist on a meager diet of coarse food and water. Literally, “to sip beans and drink water”.
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啜菽饮水 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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他自幼家境贫寒，一直过着啜菽饮水的生活，却从不抱怨。
He grew up in a poor family and has always lived a life of austerity, subsisting on a meager diet, yet he never complained.
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What does 啜菽饮水 mean?
啜菽饮水 (chuò shū yǐn shuǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live a life of austerity”.
How do you pronounce 啜菽饮水?
啜菽饮水 is pronounced chuò shū yǐn shuǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 啜菽饮水 literally mean?
Literally, 啜菽饮水 means “to sip beans and drink water”. It is used to mean “to live a life of austerity”.
What is the Chinese definition of 啜菽饮水?
啜：吃；菽：豆类。饿了吃豆羹，渴了喝清水。形容生活清苦。