厉行节约 — Chinese idiom
厉行节约
lì xíng jié yuē
Traditional: 厲行節約
Meaning
- to practice strict economy
Character by character
- 厉lìwhetstone; to grind, to sharpen, to whet
- 行xíngto go, to walk, to move; professional
- 节jiéfestival; knot, joint; segment; to economize, to s
- 约yuētreaty, covenant, agreement
Idioms sharing a character
- 再接再厉 zài jiē zài lì
- 正言厉色 zhèng yán lì sè
- 正颜厉色 zhèng yán lì sè
- 发扬踔厉 fā yáng chuō lì
- 色厉内荏 sè lì nèi rěn
- 变本加厉 biàn běn jiā lì
- 雷厉风行 léi lì fēng xíng
- 一意孤行 yī yì gū xíng
- 一目十行 yī mù shí háng
- 一言一行 yī yán yī xíng
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