Drink water and bend the arm
Drinking water is an idiom. Pinyin is y ǐ nshu ǐ Q ū g ō ng, which means to describe a life of being free from desires and poverty. From the Analects of Confucius.
The origin of Idioms
In the Analects of Confucius, written by Lu kongqiu in the spring and Autumn period, Confucius said, "if you eat sparingly and drink water, you can bend your arms to your pillow and enjoy yourself. Unrighteous and rich and expensive, to me like floating clouds. "
Idiom usage
Combined; attributive; commendatory. Let's enjoy it. It's not pity for the poor! Shao Bo, Song Dynasty (Volume 11)
Chinese PinYin : yǐn shuǐ qū gōng
Drink water and bend the arm
An owl's heart and a crane's face. xiāo xīn hè mào
There is no house to build a beam. méi wū jià liáng