粵

省saang2吃hek3儉gim6用jung6

simp省吃俭用
saang2 hek3 gim6 jung6shěng chī jiǎn yòng

English

  1. (idiom) to live frugally

Examples

  • 為了存錢,他省吃儉用了許多年。

    He pinched and scraped for many years to save money.

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Sources: cc-cedict, words.hk

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