「節衣縮食」

(pos:動詞)
<explanation>
yue:為咗慳錢而減少支出，甚至食少啲嘢買少啲衫
eng:to tighten one's belt; to save money by reducing daily expenses
<eg>
yue:為咗供個仔去外國讀大學，我哋惟有節衣縮食。 (wai6 zo2 gung1 go3 zai2 heoi3 ngoi6 gwok3 duk6 daai6 hok6, ngo5 dei6 wai4 jau5 zit3 ji1 suk1 sik6.)
eng:For the sake of sending our son to study in an overseas university, we can only tighten our belt.