scant oneself in food and clothes(shài yī suō shí)

scant oneself in food and clothes

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh à iy à Su à sh í, which means to cut down on food and clothing, and describes economy. It comes from Ming Ning Lian's tomb inscription of Ye Fu Jun in Lishui. Ming Ning Lian's tomb inscription of Ye Fu Jun in Lishui: "although the family was poor, they lived in the party for more than ten years."

Chinese PinYin : shài yī suō shí