秤薪而爨 chèng xīn ér cuàn

chèng xīn ér cuàn set phrase to weight the firewood and then do the cooking; extremely frugal
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Notes: (Guoyu '秤薪而爨'; Mathews 1931 '秤薪而爨', p. 50)