economize on food and clothing(suō yī jié shí)
economize on food and clothing
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Su ō y ī Ji é sh í, which means save food and wear. It generally refers to thrifty life. It comes from the poem manuscript of Jiannan · qiuhuo song.
The origin of Idioms
Lu You of Song Dynasty wrote "autumn song of Jiannan poetry manuscript": "I would like to cover my collection with neighboring songs, and work hard to cultivate mulberry."
Idiom usage
I'll have to go to bed when I'm going to die of thrift.
Analysis of Idioms
[synonym] frugal and frugal [antonym] extravagant and wasteful
Chinese PinYin : suō yī jié shí
economize on food and clothing
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