省喫儉用

Chinese

		comprehend; introspect; visit comprehend; introspect; visit; frugal; save; to omit; to leave out; to save (money); province	eat	frugal; to be in need	to use
trad. (省喫儉用/省吃儉用)		省	喫/吃	儉	用
simp. (省吃俭用)		省	吃	俭	用

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shěngchījiǎnyòng

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄥˇ ㄔㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saang² hek³ gim⁶ jung⁶
Min Nan (POJ): séng-chia̍h-khiām-iōng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shěngchījiǎnyòng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄥˇ ㄔㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheengchyjeanyonq
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i̯ʊŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: saang² hek³ gim⁶ jung⁶
  - Yale: sáang hek gihm yuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saang² hek⁸ gim⁶ jung⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: sang² hég³ gim⁶ yung⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /sɑːŋ³⁵ hɛːk̚³ kiːm²² jʊŋ²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: séng-chia̍h-khiām-iōng
  - Tâi-lô: síng-tsia̍h-khiām-iōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sefngciaqqiaxm'iong
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰiam²²⁻²¹ iɔŋ²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡ɕia(ʔ)²⁴⁻²² kʰiam⁴¹⁻²² iɔŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰiam²²⁻²¹ iɔŋ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ kʰiam³³⁻¹¹ iɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰiam³³⁻²¹ iɔŋ³³/

Idiom

省喫儉用

to save money on food and daily expenses; to be thrifty

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