废奢长俭 — “To reject extravagance and advocate for frugality”
废奢长俭 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to reject extravagance and advocate for frugality”. To abandon luxury and promote thrift. Literally, “Discard luxury and uphold thrift”.
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废奢长俭 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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提倡节约，废奢长俭，是每个人都应该遵循的美德
Advocating thrift and rejecting extravagance is a virtue everyone should follow.
Idioms Related to 废奢长俭
More idioms starting with 废
- fèi废shū书ér而tàn叹put down book and sigh with emotion
- fèi废qǐn寝wàng忘shí食to forget to eat and sleep due to dedication
- fèi废qǐn寝wàng忘cān餐forget to eat and sleep
- fèi废wén文rèn任wǔ武abandon civil for military rule
- fèi废rán然sī思fǎn返disheartenedly turn back
- fèi废rán然ér而fǎn反return disheartened and disappointed
- fèi废rán然ér而fǎn返to return disheartened
- fèi废wù物lì利yòng用turn waste into treasure
- fèi废sī私lì立gōng公prioritize public good over private interests
- fèi废huà话lián连piān篇full of useless talk
- fèi废shí食wàng忘qǐn寝forget to eat and sleep
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Open the tool →Questions about 废奢长俭
What does 废奢长俭 mean?
废奢长俭 (fèi shē zhǎng jiǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to reject extravagance and advocate for frugality”.
How do you pronounce 废奢长俭?
废奢长俭 is pronounced fèi shē zhǎng jiǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 废奢长俭 literally mean?
Literally, 废奢长俭 means “Discard luxury and uphold thrift”. It is used to mean “to reject extravagance and advocate for frugality”.
What is the Chinese definition of 废奢长俭?
废：停止；长：崇尚。摒弃奢华，崇尚俭朴