反裘負芻

1. • lit. to wear one's coat inside out and carry firewood on one's back (idiom)
2. • fig. to live a life of poverty and hard work
3. • fig. to act stupidly

Character by character

• 反(fǎn)contrary
• 裘(qiú)surname Qiu
• 負(fù)bear
• 芻(chú)mow or cut grass