戒奢崇俭 — Chinese idiom
戒奢崇俭
jiè shē chóng jiǎn
Traditional: 戒奢崇儉
Meaning
- to refrain from extravagance and cherish frugality
Character by character
- 戒jièto warn, to admonish; to swear off, to avoid
- 奢shēexaggerated; extravagant, wasteful
- 崇chónghigh, dignified; to esteem, to honor
- 俭jiǎntemperate, frugal, economical
Idioms sharing a character
- 以示警戒 yǐ shì jǐng jiè
- 引以为戒 yǐn yǐ wéi jiè
- 戒骄戒躁 jiè jiāo jiè zào
- 穷奢极侈 qióng shē jí chǐ
- 穷奢极欲 qióng shē jí yù
- 崇山峻岭 chóng shān jùn lǐng
- 崇洋媚外 chóng yáng mèi wài
- 俭以养廉 jiǎn yǐ yǎng lián
- 克勤克俭 kè qín kè jiǎn
- 勤俭节约 qín jiǎn jié yuē
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