丰年要当歉年过,有粮常想无粮时豐年要當歉年過,有糧常想無糧時豐年要當歉年過,有糧常想無糧時

in a bumper year live as in a lean year; when you have grain, think of when you have none

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Be thrifty even in good times. It is advice, approving of frugality. Close to "Save for a rainy day."

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Simplified: 丰年要当歉年过,有粮常想无粮时
Traditional (Taiwan): 豐年要當歉年過,有糧常想無糧時
Pinyin: fēngnián yào dāng qiànnián guò,yǒu liáng cháng xiǎng wú liáng shí
Bopomofo: ㄈㄥㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄤㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ,ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄕˊ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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