过穷日子 meaning in Chinese
live a hand to mouth life
Examples
- Miser : a person who lives poor so that he can die rich
吝啬鬼：过穷日子以求死后富有的人。 - “ the great sisler ' s father was never poor and he , the father , was playing in the big leagues when he was my age
“那了不起的西斯勒的爸爸可没过过穷日子，他爸爸象我这样年纪的时候就在联赛里打球了。 ”