勒緊褲帶

勒紧裤带
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

比喻忍受飢餓或貧困。

重編國語辭典

忍受飢餓或貧困

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 勒緊 lēijǐn to tighten
2 褲帶 kùdài belt (in trousers)

classifier: 根