俭以养廉
俭以养廉
jiǎn yǐ yǎng lián
frugality makes honesty (idiom)
idiom
Traditional: 儉以養廉
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- (idiom) frugality makes honesty (idiom)
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Related Words
俭以防匮(jiǎn yǐ fáng kuì)— frugality in order to prevent destitution (idiom)
→俭则不缺(jiǎn zé bù quē)— frugality prevents destitution (idiom)
→奢易俭难(shē yì jiǎn nán)— easy to become accustomed to luxury, hard to become accustomed to frugality (idiom)
→OS(O S)— (in a soap opera or movie) voice-over that makes a character's unspoken thoughts audible to the audience
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