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省吃儉用

shěngchījiǎnyòng

ㄕㄥˇ ㄔ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄥˋ

Simplified 省吃俭用

  1. 1(idiom) to live frugally
Example

為了存錢,他省吃儉用了許多年。

wèile cúnqián tā shěngchījiǎnyòng le xǔduō nián

He pinched and scraped for many years to save money.

Keep 省吃儉用 and it comes back until you know it.

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