Drinking water and balancing(yǐn shuǐ qī héng)

Drinking water and balancing

Drinking water Qiheng, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǐ nshu ǐ Q ī h é ng, which means drinking water to satisfy one's hunger and living in a humble house. It describes the hardships of life. It comes from the biography of Cui Shenyou in the old book of Tang Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

"Cui Shenyou's biography in the old book of the Tang Dynasty:" it's a shortage of soldiers. As for fasting, my brothers pick up acorns and drink water to live in balance, but they keep on reciting all day long

Idiom usage

Used as an object or attribute; used in writing

Chinese PinYin : yǐn shuǐ qī héng