thrift nourishes modesty
Frugality is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is Ji ǎ NK ě y ǎ ngli á n, which means that frugality can cultivate integrity. It comes from the biography of fan Chunren in the history of Song Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
In the biography of fan Chunren in the history of Song Dynasty, "only frugality can help honesty, but forgiveness can achieve virtue."
Analysis of Idioms
To be frugal and honest
Idiom usage
Frugality can cultivate a clean style of work
Chinese PinYin : jiǎn kě yǎng lián
thrift nourishes modesty
every house deserves a rank of nobility -- there are wise men everywhere. bǐ hù kě fēng
seperation from the loved one. yǔ hèn yún chóu