由俭入奢易,由奢入俭难

由俭入奢易,由奢入俭难
yóujiǎnshē,yóushējiǎnnán

(idiom) it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance; the reverse is not so easy

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MEANING

  1. adjective

    (idiom) it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance; the reverse is not so easy

    • It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.

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  • (rice field; seedling sprouting from field)ASSOCIATIVE

A sprouting seedling stretching up from the field evokes the meaning "from that comes forth, the origin or cause."

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