scant oneself in food and clothes

scant oneself in food and clothes

Frugal, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Ji é y ī Su ō sh í, meaning to save food and clothing. It's about frugality. It's from the biography of loan colonization in historical records.

The origin of Idioms

According to the biography of loan colonization in historical records, "he can eat thin, endure lust, and save clothes."

Idiom usage

In Lu Xun's letters to Zhao Jiabi: "originally, no matter how frugal you are, you should buy things related to your own business."

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: Food and clothing, hard work and plain living [antonym]: extravagance, extravagance and extravagance