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枵腹从公xiāo fù cóng gōngattend to official duties on an empty stomach(/on sftarvation wages)
❍ 那时，许多下层职员难于糊口，不得不～。At that time,many office workers in the lower strata,being unable to keep the wolf from the door,had to attend to official duties on an empty stomach. 枵腹从公xiāo fù cónɡ ɡōnɡ枵腹：空着肚子。原指不要国家薪俸，情愿饿着肚子处理公务。现多形容为国家尽义务，一心为公。attend to official duties on an empty stomach, attend to official duties on starvation wages |