"省吃儉用" meaning in Chinese

See 省吃儉用 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ jʊŋ⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /saːŋ³⁵ hɛːk̚³ kiːm²² jʊŋ²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰiam²²⁻²¹ iɔŋ²²/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /siɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kʰiam⁴¹⁻²² iɔŋ⁴¹/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰiam²²⁻²¹ iɔŋ²²/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ kʰiam³³⁻¹¹ iɔŋ³³/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰiam³³⁻²¹ iɔŋ³³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ jʊŋ⁵¹/, /saːŋ³⁵ hɛːk̚³ kiːm²² jʊŋ²²/, /siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰiam²²⁻²¹ iɔŋ²²/, /siɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kʰiam⁴¹⁻²² iɔŋ⁴¹/, /siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰiam²²⁻²¹ iɔŋ²²/, /siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ kʰiam³³⁻¹¹ iɔŋ³³/, /siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰiam³³⁻²¹ iɔŋ³³/ Chinese transliterations: shěngchījiǎnyòng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄕㄥˇ ㄔ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄥˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], saang² hek³ gim⁶ jung⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], séng-chia̍h-khiām-iōng, shěngchījiǎnyòng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], shěngchihjiǎnyòng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], shêng³-chʻih¹-chien³-yung⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], shěng-chr̄-jyǎn-yùng [Mandarin, Yale], sheengchyjeanyonq [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], шэнчицзяньюн [Mandarin, Palladius], šɛnčiczjanʹjun [Mandarin, Palladius], sáang hek gihm yuhng [Cantonese, Yale], saang² hek⁸ gim⁶ jung⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], sang² hég³ gim⁶ yung⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], séng-chia̍h-khiām-iōng [Hokkien, POJ], síng-tsia̍h-khiām-iōng [Hokkien, Tai-lo], sefngciaqqiaxm'iong [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun] Forms: 省吃俭用, 省喫儉用
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 省吃儉用
  1. to save money on food and daily expenses; to be thrifty Tags: idiomatic
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄥˇ ㄔ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄥˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "saang² hek³ gim⁶ jung⁶"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "séng-chia̍h-khiām-iōng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shěngchījiǎnyòng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shěngchihjiǎnyòng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shêng³-chʻih¹-chien³-yung⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shěng-chr̄-jyǎn-yùng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sheengchyjeanyonq"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "шэнчицзяньюн"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "šɛnčiczjanʹjun"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ jʊŋ⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sáang hek gihm yuhng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "saang² hek⁸ gim⁶ jung⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sang² hég³ gim⁶ yung⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/saːŋ³⁵ hɛːk̚³ kiːm²² jʊŋ²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "séng-chia̍h-khiām-iōng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "síng-tsia̍h-khiām-iōng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sefngciaqqiaxm'iong"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰiam²²⁻²¹ iɔŋ²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kʰiam⁴¹⁻²² iɔŋ⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰiam²²⁻²¹ iɔŋ²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ kʰiam³³⁻¹¹ iɔŋ³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰiam³³⁻²¹ iɔŋ³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ jʊŋ⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/saːŋ³⁵ hɛːk̚³ kiːm²² jʊŋ²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰiam²²⁻²¹ iɔŋ²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kʰiam⁴¹⁻²² iɔŋ⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰiam²²⁻²¹ iɔŋ²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ kʰiam³³⁻¹¹ iɔŋ³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰiam³³⁻²¹ iɔŋ³³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "省吃儉用"
}
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    {
      "form": "省吃俭用",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "省喫儉用",
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        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 儉",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 吃",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 用",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 省",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Hokkien chengyu",
        "Hokkien idioms",
        "Hokkien lemmas",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
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          "thrifty",
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shěngchījiǎnyòng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄥˇ ㄔ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄥˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "saang² hek³ gim⁶ jung⁶"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "séng-chia̍h-khiām-iōng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shěngchījiǎnyòng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shěngchihjiǎnyòng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shêng³-chʻih¹-chien³-yung⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shěng-chr̄-jyǎn-yùng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sheengchyjeanyonq"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "шэнчицзяньюн"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "šɛnčiczjanʹjun"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ jʊŋ⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sáang hek gihm yuhng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "saang² hek⁸ gim⁶ jung⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sang² hég³ gim⁶ yung⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/saːŋ³⁵ hɛːk̚³ kiːm²² jʊŋ²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "séng-chia̍h-khiām-iōng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "síng-tsia̍h-khiām-iōng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sefngciaqqiaxm'iong"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰiam²²⁻²¹ iɔŋ²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kʰiam⁴¹⁻²² iɔŋ⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰiam²²⁻²¹ iɔŋ²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ kʰiam³³⁻¹¹ iɔŋ³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰiam³³⁻²¹ iɔŋ³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ jʊŋ⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/saːŋ³⁵ hɛːk̚³ kiːm²² jʊŋ²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰiam²²⁻²¹ iɔŋ²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kʰiam⁴¹⁻²² iɔŋ⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰiam²²⁻²¹ iɔŋ²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ kʰiam³³⁻¹¹ iɔŋ³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰiam³³⁻²¹ iɔŋ³³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "省吃儉用"
}

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