省吃俭用 (省吃儉用) shěng chī jiǎnyòng

shěng chī jiǎnyòng set phrase to live frugally; to economize on food and clothing; to scrimp and save
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Food and Drink , Concept:
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• My Beginning with Buddhism in South America 我在南美洲佛教的起跑 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 10 - Places of Practice 2 《百年佛緣10－道場篇2》 — count: 1
• Lecture 8: Family Gathering 第八講．親屬聚會 One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 4: Assemblies and Dharma Services 《僧事百講4－集會共修》 — count: 1
• Only Having Ideals can you then Practice 有理想，才有實踐 Hundred Sayings 5 - Never Make Any Returns 《往事百語5－永不退票》 — count: 1
• Path of Cultivation, Scroll 2: Six Inscriptions of Regret 卷二 修行之道 六悔銘 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 2 - The Buddha in Our Lives 《星雲法語2－生活的佛教》 — count: 1
• Hsing Yun Diary 18 - Find Your Heart Again 星雲日記18～把心找回來 把心找回來(1992/8/1～1992/8/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1991/5-1992/12) 《星雲日記(1991/5~1992/12)》 — count: 1
• Only Beginning to Practice as a Master - My Approach to Buddhism was Somewhat Creative 但開風氣不為師--我對佛教有些什麼創意 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 12 - Practicing the Buddha’s Way 2 《百年佛緣12－行佛篇2》 — count: 1
• The Ways of Home Life 居家之道 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 11 - The Philosophy of Success 《迷悟之間(十一)成功的理念》 — count: 1
• Scroll 2: What did We Forget? - Sick Family Members 卷二　忘記了什麼 病患家屬 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 4 - Another Kind of Art 《人間萬事4－另類的藝術》 — count: 1
• Hsing Yun Diary 39 - The Wisdom of Cultivating Merit when Busy: Knowing Oneself 星雲日記39～忙中修福慧 自知之明(1996/2/1~1996/2/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1994/9-1996/12) 《星雲日記(1994/9~1996/12)》 — count: 1
• The Human Warmth of Humanistic Buddhism - 3 人間佛教的人情味 之三 Buddhism Series 10 - Humanistic Buddhism 《佛教叢書10－人間佛教》 — count: 1

Collocations

• 一生省吃俭用 (一生省吃儉用) 譬如有的人一生省吃儉用 — Humanistic Buddhism Series Contemporary Questions Symposium 《人間佛教當代問題座談會》, Care for Living and Dying Investigation (Volume 3) - A Buddhist View of 'Folk Religions' 生死關懷探討（下冊） 佛教對「民間信仰」的看法 — count: 2