省吃节用 — “To be frugal and economical, saving on food and other expenditures”
省吃节用 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be frugal and economical, saving on food and other expenditures”. To live a very thrifty life. Literally, “save on eating and economize on spending”.
省吃节用 Pronunciation and Pinyin
省吃节用 Character Breakdown
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- shěng省qiān愆guǎ寡guò过reduce faults and minimize errors
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- shěng省fāng方guān观mín民Inspect regions and observe people's customs
- shěng省yù欲qù去shē奢curtail desires and renounce extravagance
- shěng省yóu油dēng灯a docile and compliant person
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Open the tool →Questions about 省吃节用
What does 省吃节用 mean?
省吃节用 (shěng chī jié yòng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be frugal and economical, saving on food and other expenditures”.
How do you pronounce 省吃节用?
省吃节用 is pronounced shěng chī jié yòng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 省吃节用 literally mean?
Literally, 省吃节用 means “save on eating and economize on spending”. It is used to mean “to be frugal and economical, saving on food and other expenditures”.
What is the Chinese definition of 省吃节用?
省：节约。形容生活非常节俭