俭可养廉 — “Frugality helps to cultivate integrity and honesty”
俭可养廉 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Frugality helps to cultivate integrity and honesty”. Literally, “Frugality can cultivate integrity”.
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俭可养廉 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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他深知俭可养廉的道理，即便生活富裕，也从不铺张浪费，因此受到大家的尊敬。
He deeply understood the principle that frugality fosters integrity; even when living a prosperous life, he never wasted extravagantly, and thus earned everyone's respect.
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Synonyms of 俭可养廉
More idioms starting with 俭
- jiǎn俭bù不zhòng中lǐ礼Excessive frugality is impolite
- jiǎn俭yǐ以yǎng养dé德Frugality cultivates virtue
- jiǎn俭kě可yǐ以yǎng养lián廉Frugality fosters integrity
- jiǎn俭kě可yǐ以zhù助lián廉Frugality helps maintain integrity
- jiǎn俭cún存shē奢shī失thrift preserves, extravagance perishes
- jiǎn俭gù故néng能guǎng广Frugality leads to prosperity
- jiǎn俭fù腹gāo高tán谈talk grandly despite little knowledge
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What does 俭可养廉 mean?
俭可养廉 (jiǎn kě yǎng lián) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Frugality helps to cultivate integrity and honesty”.
How do you pronounce 俭可养廉?
俭可养廉 is pronounced jiǎn kě yǎng lián in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 俭可养廉 literally mean?
Literally, 俭可养廉 means “Frugality can cultivate integrity”. It is used to mean “Frugality helps to cultivate integrity and honesty”.
What is the Chinese definition of 俭可养廉?
俭：节俭；廉：廉洁。节俭可以养成廉洁的操守。