朝齑暮盐的英文

lead a (very) hard life; live in poverty; serve salted vegetables in the morning and only salt in the evening -- poor living; with pickles in the morning and salt in the evening to go with rice

• 朝:    early morning; mor ...
• 齑:    fine; powdery
• 暮:    dusk; evening; sun ...
• 盐:    salt