coarse clothes and simple fare
Buyishi, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ù y ī L ì sh í, which means to describe the hardships of life, the same as "buyishi". From shangjiedushi.
The origin of Idioms
Fang Lu's shangjiedushi (shangjiedushi) in the Tang Dynasty said, "it's not a shame to be ashamed of. If you are not ashamed of your clothes and food, you will be hungry. So if you are ashamed of it, you can give it to anyone."
Idiom usage
It is used as subject, attribute and object to describe the hardships of life. examples the world is famous for its uprightness. He lived in Fuqing in the late Qing Dynasty. He called himself a hermit, who lived in clothes and food. He planted Chinese trees beside his house, and sang about himself. Lu You's Shu Er Gong Shi in Song Dynasty
coarse clothes and simple fare
Looking for things from east to West - dōng lāo xī mō
take the first place at the triennial palace examination - dú zhàn áo tóu