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由儉入奢易，由奢入儉難
简 由俭入奢易，由奢入俭难 · 繁 由儉入奢易，由奢入儉難Mandarin · pinyin yóu jiǎn rù shē yì , yóu shē rù jiǎn nán
Meanings
- (idiom) it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance; the reverse is not so easy
- 由
- yóu · cause, reason; from
- 儉
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- 入
- rù · enter, come in(to), join
- 奢
- shē · extravagant, wasteful; exaggerate
- 難
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- 俭
- jiǎn · temperate, frugal, economical
- 难
- nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable
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