不俭则匮 in English bu4 jian3 ze2 kui4 Meaning

Meanings

  • wastage makes one destitute (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

不 俭 则 匮

Traditional Characters

不 儉 則 匱

Pinyin

bu4 jian3 ze2 kui4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

不bu4(negative prefix) 俭jian3frugal 则ze2(conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but 匮kui4surname Kui