Characters
- 省 (省): to save; to economize; to be frugal; to omit; to delete; to leave out; province; provincial capital; a ministry (of the Japanese government)
- 吃 (吃): to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy; to absorb; to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)
- 俭 (儉): (bound form) frugal; thrifty
- 用 (用): to use; to employ; to have to; to eat or drink; expense or outlay; usefulness; hence; therefore
Resources
- Wiktionary: 省吃俭用
- MDBG: 省吃俭用
- Examples with 省吃俭用 on Tatoeba
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