穷日子

guò zhe qióng rì zi

过着穷日子

live a hand-to-mouth life

wú lùn rú hé dōu bù huì ràng zì jǐ zài guò qióng rì zi

无论如何都不会让自己再过穷日子。

There’s no way I’m going back to being poor.

tā zhè bàn bèi zi guò de dōu shì qióng rì zi

他这半辈子过的都是穷日子。

He lived in poverty most of his life.