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儉以養廉

简俭以养廉 · 繁儉以養廉

Mandarin · pinyin jiǎn yǐ yǎng lián

(idiom) frugality makes honesty

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儉: Look up this written character
以: yǐ · by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
養: yǎng · raise, rear, bring up; support
廉: lián · upright, honorable, honest
俭: jiǎn · temperate, frugal, economical
养: yǎng · raise, rear, bring up; support

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3–3–3–2 · jian3 yi3 yang3 lian2

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gim6 ji5 joeng5 lim4

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