[ chuòshūyǐnshuǐ ] (以豆为食, 以水为饮; 比喻生活清苦) eat beans and drink water -- live in straitened circumstances; have a simple diet; be a dutiful son to one's parents even in poverty; poor but filial
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菽: 名词(豆类的总称) beans 短语和例子不辨菽麦 be unable to tell beans from wheat; have no knowledge of practical matters