自奉儉約

自奉俭约
zìfèngjiǎnyuē
(idiom) to live frugally

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Entry Composition

1 自 zì
  1. (bound form) self; oneself
  2. from; since
  3. naturally; as a matter of course
2 奉 fèng
  1. to offer (tribute)
  2. to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc)
  3. to esteem
  4. to revere
  5. to believe in (a religion)
  6. to wait upon
  7. to accept orders (from superior)
3 儉約 jiǎnyuē frugal; economical; thrifty

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省吃儉用 shěngchījiǎnyòng to live frugally
為了存錢他省吃儉用了許多年。

He pinched and scraped for many years to save money.

Source: Tatoeba