To cherish and preserve one's possessions, implying that by being thrifty and not wasteful, one ensures having enough for the future.
老一辈人常说惜衣有衣，惜食有食，告诫我们要勤俭节约，不可浪费。
The older generation often says, 'Cherish clothes, have clothes; cherish food, have food,' advising us to be diligent, thrifty, and never wasteful.
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