Chinese idioms like 「儉存奢失」 represent a high level of language skill. This free guide helps you learn their meaning and use.
Here’s the idiom 「儉存奢失」, with its definition and practical application described below.
Frugal: thrifty. Save: retain. Luxury: extravagance. Those who are frugal will survive, while those who are extravagant will inevitably perish.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jiǎn cún shē shī
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gim6 chyun4 che1 sat1
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