"由儉入奢易,由奢入儉難" meaning in Chinese

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Proverb

IPA: /joʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu⁵¹ ʂɤ⁵⁵ i⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵ ʂɤ⁵⁵ ʐu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /joʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu⁵¹ ʂɤ⁵⁵ i⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵ ʂɤ⁵⁵ ʐu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: yóu jiǎn rù shē yì, yóu shē rù jiǎn nán [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄖㄨˋ ㄕㄜ ㄧˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄜ ㄖㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄋㄢˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], yóu jiǎn rù shē yì, yóu shē rù jiǎn nán [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], yóu jiǎn rù she yì, yóu she rù jiǎn nán [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], yu² chien³ ju⁴ shê¹ i⁴, yu² shê¹ ju⁴ chien³ nan² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], yóu jyǎn rù shē yì-, yóu shē rù jyǎn nán [Mandarin, Yale], you jean ruh she yih, you she ruh jean nan [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], ю цзянь жу шэ и [Mandarin, Palladius], ю шэ жу цзянь нань [Mandarin, Palladius], ju czjanʹ žu šɛ i [Mandarin, Palladius], ju šɛ žu czjanʹ nanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius] Forms: 由俭入奢易,由奢入俭难
Etymology: Quoted from Sima Guang. Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 由儉入奢易,由奢入儉難
  1. It is easy for a thrifty person to become extravagant, but difficult for an extravagant person to become thrifty Wikipedia link: Sima Guang
    Sense id: en-由儉入奢易,由奢入儉難-zh-proverb-P83d3qlk Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese proverbs, Mandarin proverbs, Pages with 1 entry
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  "etymology_text": "Quoted from Sima Guang.",
  "forms": [
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  "head_templates": [
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      "glosses": [
        "It is easy for a thrifty person to become extravagant, but difficult for an extravagant person to become thrifty"
      ],
      "id": "en-由儉入奢易,由奢入儉難-zh-proverb-P83d3qlk",
      "links": [
        [
          "easy",
          "easy"
        ],
        [
          "thrifty",
          "thrifty"
        ],
        [
          "extravagant",
          "extravagant"
        ],
        [
          "difficult",
          "difficult"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Sima Guang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yóu jiǎn rù shē yì, yóu shē rù jiǎn nán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄖㄨˋ ㄕㄜ ㄧˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄜ ㄖㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄋㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yóu jiǎn rù shē yì, yóu shē rù jiǎn nán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yóu jiǎn rù she yì, yóu she rù jiǎn nán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yu² chien³ ju⁴ shê¹ i⁴, yu² shê¹ ju⁴ chien³ nan²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yóu jyǎn rù shē yì-, yóu shē rù jyǎn nán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "you jean ruh she yih, you she ruh jean nan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ю цзянь жу шэ и"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ю шэ жу цзянь нань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ju czjanʹ žu šɛ i"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ju šɛ žu czjanʹ nanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/joʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu⁵¹ ʂɤ⁵⁵ i⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵ ʂɤ⁵⁵ ʐu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/joʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu⁵¹ ʂɤ⁵⁵ i⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵ ʂɤ⁵⁵ ʐu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "由儉入奢易,由奢入儉難"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "Quoted from Sima Guang.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "由俭入奢易,由奢入俭难",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese proverbs",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 儉",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 入",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 奢",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 易",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 由",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 難",
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        "It is easy for a thrifty person to become extravagant, but difficult for an extravagant person to become thrifty"
      ],
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          "easy",
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        ],
        [
          "thrifty",
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        [
          "extravagant",
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        ],
        [
          "difficult",
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  "sounds": [
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "yóu jiǎn rù shē yì, yóu shē rù jiǎn nán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄖㄨˋ ㄕㄜ ㄧˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄜ ㄖㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄋㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yóu jiǎn rù shē yì, yóu shē rù jiǎn nán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yóu jiǎn rù she yì, yóu she rù jiǎn nán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yu² chien³ ju⁴ shê¹ i⁴, yu² shê¹ ju⁴ chien³ nan²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yóu jyǎn rù shē yì-, yóu shē rù jyǎn nán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "you jean ruh she yih, you she ruh jean nan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ю цзянь жу шэ и"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ю шэ жу цзянь нань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ju czjanʹ žu šɛ i"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ju šɛ žu czjanʹ nanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/joʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu⁵¹ ʂɤ⁵⁵ i⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵ ʂɤ⁵⁵ ʐu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/joʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu⁵¹ ʂɤ⁵⁵ i⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵ ʂɤ⁵⁵ ʐu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "由儉入奢易,由奢入儉難"
}

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