eat parched grain and wild herbs—live a simple and hard life ❍ 舜之～也，若将终身焉。(《孟子·尽心下》) Shun’s manner of eating his parched grain and herbs was as if he were to be doing so all his life.
饭糗茹草fàn qiǔ rú cǎo
饭：吃；糗：干粮；茹：吃；草：野草。比喻生活艰苦。live in poverty, live a hard life