live a simple life
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh í B ù Ji ā NW è I, which means eating without two dishes, means eating frugally. From Han Shi waizhuan.
The origin of Idioms
"Han Shi waizhuan" Volume 8: "the ceremony of the invasion, you eat and drink, not decorated Pavilion, road not except."
Idiom usage
For example, to the town, only the public pension is provided. The biography of Jiang Ge in the book of Liang
live a simple life
prey upon one 's country and injure the people - dù guó bìng mín
close the gate and shut out visitors - dù mén xiè kè
a person 's arrogance stinks to heaven - qì yàn xūn tiān