勒紧裤带

勒緊褲帶
lēijǐnkùdài
  1. to tighten one's belt
  2. to live more frugally

CEDICT

  1. (idiomatic) to tighten one's belt; to tighten the purse strings; to be more frugal
  2. to tighten one's belt; to tighten the purse strings; to be more frugal

Wiktionary

比喻忍受飢饿或贫困。

重編國語辭典

忍受飢饿或贫困

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 勒紧 lēijǐn to tighten
2 裤带 kùdài belt (in trousers)

classifier: 根