耐乏生活 (たいぼうせいかつ) Japanese meaning | KotomoraMeanings
1
noun
life of austerity; hard life
yojijukugo (four-character idiom)
A yojijukugo describing a lifestyle of enduring privation and making do with little; often used in economic or wartime contexts.
不況で耐乏生活を送る家庭が増えている。
Due to the recession, more households are living a hard life of privation.