gradual reduction of diet
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is s ǔ nzh ī y ò us ǔ n, which is very modest. It comes from Zhuangzi's journey to the north.
The origin of Idioms
Chuang Tzu's travel to the North: "therefore, those who say Tao are damaged by the sun, and those who do harm are damaged by the sun, so that they do nothing."
Idiom usage
Although the truth is suddenly reached, it is hard to get rid of. We must be aware of it for a long time. If the wind stops and the waves stop. The second volume of Wu Deng Hui Yuan by Song Shi Puji
gradual reduction of diet
The day is near, Chang'an is far away - rì jìn cháng ān yuǎn
to work hard and live plainly and frugally - gōng kǔ shí jiǎn
To err in the East and in the West - dōng chà xī wù
stamp one 's feet and beat one 's breast - dùn zú zhuī xiōng