勤则不匮 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• If one is industrious, one will not be in want.

Character by character

• 勤qínindustrious, diligent, attentive
• 则zérule, law, regulation; grades
• 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
• 匮kuìto lack; lacking, deficient; exhausted; empty

Idioms sharing a character

• 克勤克俭 kè qín kè jiǎn
• 勤俭节约 qín jiǎn jié yuē
• 勤能补拙 qín néng bǔ zhuō
• 天道酬勤 tiān dào chóu qín
• 将勤补拙 jiāng qín bǔ zhuō
• 业精于勤 yè jīng yú qín
• 以身作则 yǐ shēn zuò zé
• 穷则思变 qióng zé sī biàn
• 一丁不识 yī dīng bù shí
• 一尘不染 yī chén bù rǎn

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