| 自奉甚俭 |
zì fèng shèn jiǎn |
(idiom) to allow oneself few comforts or pleasures |
| 自 |
zì |
(bound form) self; oneself / from; since / naturally; as a matter of course |
| 奉 |
fèng |
to offer (tribute) / to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc) / to esteem / to revere / to believe in (a religion) / to wait upon / to accept orders (from superior) |
| 甚 |
shén |
variant of 什 |
| 甚 |
shèn |
excessive; undue / to exceed; to be more than / very; extremely / (dialect) what; whatever (Taiwan pr. [shen2]) |
| 俭 |
jiǎn |
(bound form) frugal; thrifty |