a thrifty man will be rich
In Chinese, the Pinyin is Ji ǎ ng ù n é nggu ǎ ng, which means to be thrifty, so to be rich. From Laozi.
The origin of Idioms
Lao Tzu: "benevolence makes you brave, frugality makes you broad."
Idiom usage
As an object or attribute; used to admonish
Chinese PinYin : jiǎn gù néng guǎng
a thrifty man will be rich
flay the face and wash the heart. gé miàn gé xīn
resplendent with variegated coloration. wǔ guāng shí sè
be still suffering from the shock. jīng hún wèi dìng
textual research of little value. chóng yù zhī xué
wake up as one from a drunken sleep. rú zuì fāng xǐng