家常便饭吃得长，粗布衣裳穿得久家常便飯吃得長，粗布衣裳穿得久家常便飯吃得長，粗布衣裳穿得久

plain home meals can be eaten for long, coarse cloth clothes can be worn for long

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Living frugally is what keeps a household comfortable in the long run.

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Simplified: 家常便饭吃得长，粗布衣裳穿得久
Traditional (Taiwan): 家常便飯吃得長，粗布衣裳穿得久
Pinyin: jiāchángbiànfàn chī de cháng, cūbù yīshang chuān de jiǔ
Pinyin (Taiwan): jiāchángbiànfàn chī de zhǎng, cūbù yīshang chuān de jiǔ
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄚㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄢˋ ㄔ ˙ㄉㄜㄓㄤˇ，ㄘㄨㄅㄨˋ ㄧ ˙ㄕㄤㄔㄨㄢ ˙ㄉㄜㄐㄧㄡˇ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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