「節衣縮食」

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Pronunciation：	zit3 ji1 suk1 sik6
Individual Character Meaning：	節 festival; length; stanza; joint of plant; joint; node; division; section; part; holiday; item; matter; to economise; to save; to restrain 衣 clothes; clothing; coating; covering; to wear 縮 shrink; to contract; to shrink; to draw back; to withdraw; to recoil 食 to eat; to take (medicine); to suffer; to conquer; to control
Part of Speech：	verb
Explanation：	to tighten one's belt; to save money by reducing daily expenses (Cant.) 為wai6咗zo2供gung1個go3仔zai2去heoi3外ngoi6國gwok3讀duk6大daai6學hok6，我ngo5哋dei6惟wai4有jau5節zit3衣ji1縮suk1食sik6。 (Eng.) For the sake of sending our son to study in an overseas university, we can only tighten our belt.
See also：	紮炮勒緊褲頭
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