suō yī jié shídictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to economize on clothes and food / to scrimp and save (idiom)
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Original source entry:

縮衣節食 缩衣节食 [suo1 yi1 jie2 shi2] /to economize on clothes and food/to scrimp and save (idiom)/

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