粗茶淡飯 [－－－饭]

Jyutping cou1 caa4 daam6 faan6
Pinyin cū chá dàn fàn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. plain tea and simple food
  2. (fig.) bread and water
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    泛指​粗陋​、​平淡​而​材料​、​整法​都​好​普通​嘅​飲​食
    simple and plain food and drink; literally: crude tea and tasteless rice
    • 今晚我地冇加料，粗茶淡飯，希望你唔好介意。
      今晚我地冇加料，粗茶淡饭，希望你唔好介意。
      gam1 maan5 ngo5 dei6 mou5 gaa1 liu2, cou1 caa4 daam6 faan6, hei1 mong6 nei5 m4 hou2 gaai3 ji3.
      Tonight we haven't bought any extra dishes, so (I) hope you don't mind (our) simple and plain food.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to lead a simple life; to live without without fancy food or drink
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    今晚我地冇加料，粗茶淡饭，希望你唔好介意。
    今晚我地冇加料，粗茶淡飯，希望你唔好介意。
    gam1 maan5 ngo5 dei6 mou5 gaa1 liu2, cou1 caa4 daam6 faan6, hei1 mong6 nei5 m4 hou2 gaai3 ji3.
    • Tonight we haven't bought any extra dishes, so (I) hope you don't mind (our) simple and plain food.