live in straitened circumstances(chuò shū yǐn shuǐ)

live in straitened circumstances

Chuoshu drinking water, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Chu ò sh ū y ǐ nshu ǐ, meaning hungry to eat bean soup, thirsty to drink water. It describes the hardships of life. It comes from Xunzi's theory of heaven and the book of rites under Tan Gong.

Idiom explanation

SIP: eat; Shu: beans. Hungry eat bean soup, thirsty drink water. It describes the hardships of life.

The origin of Idioms

Xunzi · Tianlun: "a gentleman drinking water is not stupid, but chaste." In the book of rites, under the tan Gong, Confucius said, "if you drink water, you will enjoy it. This is called filial piety."

Idiom usage

In Liang Qichao's the problem of national debt raising and repaying, it is said that "we should raise our people's money and reduce it to repay the national debt." In Li Shangyin's collection of Li Yishan's essays, a tribute to Han's old aunt, it is said that "bow and Qiu look at the attack, Shu and Shui take pleasure." The eighth chapter of the scholars written by Wu Jingzi in Qing Dynasty: "in my late life, I only wish my family king would return to the fields early and have a happy life. This is the happiest thing in life." Lu You of Song Dynasty wrote the poem "the lake dyke returns at dusk": "the common filial piety family provides the Shu water, the farming industry builds the pond everywhere." In the story of pipa, Gao Tang calls life: "when you enter, you will be filial; when you leave, you will be younger. How can you leave your parents with white hair? It's better to enjoy the water and salt. " Yu Dafu's poem "a visit to Gaozhuang once again, I feel a sense of continuation" says: "I only worry about my mother's old age, my son's young age, but I don't know how to make up shushuipu."

Chinese PinYin : chuò shū yǐn shuǐ