thrift nourishes modesty
Frugality for honesty, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin Ji ǎ NY ǐ y ǎ ngli á n, means that frugality can cultivate a clean style of work. It comes from the book of admonishment to the son of Zhuge Liang in Shu of the Three Kingdoms.
The origin of Idioms
Zhuge Liang: the book of admonishment: "a gentleman's way is to cultivate his moral character by being quiet, to cultivate his moral character by being frugal, not to be indifferent, not to be wise, not to be quiet, not to be far away."
Analysis of Idioms
Thrifty and incorruptible
Idiom usage
Frugality can cultivate a clean style of work. It seems easy to do, but it is difficult to do.
Chinese PinYin : jiǎn yǐ yǎng lián
thrift nourishes modesty
fowls and dogs turn immortals -- relatives and followers of a high official got promotion after him. jī quǎn shēng tiān
Stick to the weak and embrace the disabled. shǒu quē bào cán
seeing that matters are in a bad way. jiàn shì bù miào
wrinkled skin and white hair -- advanced in age. jī fū hè fā