饭糗茹草

nothing but herb soup and dry provisions to eat (idiom); to survive on a coarse diet; à la guerre comme à la guerre

lit. food not filling the stomach (idiom); fig. poverty-stricken

nothing but herb soup and dry provisions to eat (idiom); to survive on a coarse diet; à la guerre comme à la guerre

short of food and clothing; destitute

thin coat, meager food (idiom); life of wretched poverty; destitute

lit. to eat in the open air and sleep outdoors (idiom); fig. to rough it