粵

豐fung1儉gim6由jau4人jan4

simp丰俭由人
fung1 gim6 jau4 jan4fēng jiǎn yóu rén

English

  1. fancy or simple according to one's budget
  2. as much or as little according to one's own liking

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 有平有貴,唔同嘅消費能力都有相應嘅選擇;引申為自己可以決定要幾多

Examples

  • 呢間扒房有好多唔同部位同級數選擇,豐儉由人,咩budget都啱食。

    This steakhouse provides numerous parts of steak meat and levels of steak doneness for one to choose from, so one can order their steak according to their own liking. It's suitable for any budget to eat at.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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