俭以养廉 — Chinese idiom
俭以养廉
jiǎn yǐ yǎng lián
Traditional: 儉以養廉
Meaning
- frugality makes honesty
Character by character
- 俭jiǎntemperate, frugal, economical
- 以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then
- 养yǎngto raise, to rear, to bring up; to support
- 廉liánupright, honorable, honest
Idioms sharing a character
- 克勤克俭 kè qín kè jiǎn
- 勤俭节约 qín jiǎn jié yuē
- 戒奢崇俭 jiè shē chóng jiǎn
- 省吃俭用 shěng chī jiǎn yòng
- 知悭识俭 zhī qiān shí jiǎn
- 自奉甚俭 zì fèng shèn jiǎn
- 一以贯之 yī yǐ guàn zhī
- 不以为然 bù yǐ wéi rán
- 不知所以 bù zhī suǒ yǐ
- 以一驭万 yǐ yī yù wàn
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