一天省一把，十年买匹马一天省一把，十年買匹馬一天省一把，十年買匹馬

save a handful a day, in ten years buy a horse

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Small daily savings add up to something big over time. Used to encourage thrift. Close to 'a penny saved is a penny earned'.

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Simplified: 一天省一把，十年买匹马
Traditional (Taiwan): 一天省一把，十年買匹馬
Pinyin: yì tiān shěng yì bǎ, shínián mǎi pǐmǎ
Bopomofo: ㄧˋ ㄊㄧㄢㄕㄥˇ ㄧˋ ㄅㄚˇ，ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄞˇ ㄆㄧˇ ㄇㄚˇ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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