to work hard and live plainly and frugally
As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is g ō NGK ǔ sh í Ji ǎ n, which means that people are willing to work hard and live frugally. From Gu Bu Gu Lu.
The origin of Idioms
In Wang Shizhen's Gu Bu Gu Lu of Ming Dynasty, it is said that Yu Ju, a Jinshi, can't fight against hardships and live frugally
Idiom usage
As a predicate or attribute; used in life.
to work hard and live plainly and frugally
Forget your achievements and forget your losses - jì gōng wàng shī
lessons drawn from others ' mistakes - hòu chē zhī jiè
A donkey's lips and a horse's mouth - lǘ chún mǎ zī
alternate leniency with severity - kuān měng xiāng jì