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
with hands and feet covered by thick callosities as a result of hard work - shǒu zú chóng jiǎn
abuse one 's power to seek personal gain - yǐ quán móu sī
after meal hours or in leisure time - jiǔ hòu chá yú