由儉入奢易,由奢入儉難

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Chinese

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follow; from; it is for...to
follow; from; it is for...to; reason; cause; because of; due to; by; to; to leave it (to someone)
 
frugal; to be in need to enter extravagant change; easy; simple
follow; from; it is for...to
follow; from; it is for...to; reason; cause; because of; due to; by; to; to leave it (to someone)
 
extravagant to enter frugal; to be in need
disaster; distress; to scold
disaster; distress; to scold; difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good
 
trad. (由儉入奢易,由奢入儉難)
simp. (由俭入奢易,由奢入俭难)

Etymology

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Quoted from Sima Guang.

Pronunciation

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Proverb

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由儉入奢易,由奢入儉難

  1. It is easy for a thrifty person to become extravagant, but difficult for an extravagant person to become thrifty