恶衣粗食 — “Bad clothes and coarse food”
恶衣粗食 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live a simple and frugal life, characterized by plain clothing and coarse food; to be poorly dressed and fed”. Literally, “Bad clothes and coarse food”.
恶衣粗食 Pronunciation and Pinyin
恶衣粗食 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 恶
- wù恶bù不qù去shàn善Don't let dislike obscure good qualities
- è恶shì事chuán传qiān千lǐ里Bad news travels fast
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- è恶rén人xiān先gào告zhuàng状The guilty party preemptively accuses others
- è恶rén人zì自yǒu有è恶rén人mó磨Evil people meet their match
- è恶zuò作jù剧play a prank or mischievous trick
- è恶chā叉bái白lài赖behave shamelessly and unreasonably
- è恶shēng声è恶qì气speaking in a harsh and aggressive tone
- è恶chén尘wú无rǎn染untainted by evil influences
- wù恶jū居xià下liú流hate to be in a low position
- è恶xìng性xún循huán环vicious cycle
- wù恶wù恶cóng从duǎn短be lenient towards minor faults
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What does 恶衣粗食 mean?
恶衣粗食 (è yī cū shí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live a simple and frugal life, characterized by plain clothing and coarse food; to be poorly dressed and fed”.
How do you pronounce 恶衣粗食?
恶衣粗食 is pronounced è yī cū shí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 恶衣粗食 literally mean?
Literally, 恶衣粗食 means “Bad clothes and coarse food”. It is used to mean “to live a simple and frugal life, characterized by plain clothing and coarse food; to be poorly dressed and fed”.
What is the Chinese definition of 恶衣粗食?
恶：坏；衣：衣服；食：事物。粗劣的衣食。形容生活清苦