由俭入奢易，由奢入俭难 in English you2 jian3 ru4 she1 yi4 , you2 she1 ru4 jian3 nan2 Meaning

Meanings

  • it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance; the reverse is not so easy (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

由 俭 入 奢 易 ， 由 奢 入 俭 难

Traditional Characters

由 儉 入 奢 易 ， 由 奢 入 儉 難

Pinyin

you2 jian3 ru4 she1 yi4 , you2 she1 ru4 jian3 nan2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

由you2to follow 俭jian3frugal 入ru4to enter 奢she1extravagant 易yi4surname Yi ， 由you2to follow 奢she1extravagant 入ru4to enter 俭jian3frugal 难nan2difficult (to...)