to work hard and live plainly and frugally
As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is g ō NGK ǔ sh í Ji ǎ n, which means that people are willing to work hard and live frugally. From Gu Bu Gu Lu.
The origin of Idioms
In Wang Shizhen's Gu Bu Gu Lu of Ming Dynasty, it is said that Yu Ju, a Jinshi, can't fight against hardships and live frugally
Idiom usage
As a predicate or attribute; used in life.
Chinese PinYin : gōng kǔ shí jiǎn
to work hard and live plainly and frugally
smear one 's body to disguise oneself and eat charcoal to change one 's voice. qī shēn tūn tàn
the widower , the widow , the orphan and the childless. guān guǎ gū qióng
be injured in the sinews or bones. shāng jīn dòng gǔ
be willing to spend ten million in finding good neighbors. qiān wàn mǎi lín
give a dog a bad name and hang him. fèng cí fá zuì