俭以养德
jiányí-yǎngdéTraditional 儉以養德
thrift cultivates virtue
Every meaning
jiǎnyǐ-yǎngdé
- thrift cultivates virtue
Its characters
- 俭jiǎnfrugal; thrifty (as in 节俭)
- 以yǐwith; by means of
- 养yǎngto raise (animals); to keep (pets)
- 德dévirtue; morality; ethics
Words with 俭
Words with 以
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.