命薄一张纸，勤俭饿不死命薄一張紙，勤儉餓不死命薄一張紙，勤儉餓不死

fate thin as a sheet of paper, but the diligent and thrifty won't starve

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Whatever your luck, hard work and thrift will keep you alive and fed. Encouraging.

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Simplified: 命薄一张纸，勤俭饿不死
Traditional (Taiwan): 命薄一張紙，勤儉餓不死
Pinyin: mìngbó yì zhāng zhǐ, qínjiǎn è bù sǐ
Bopomofo: ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄧˋ ㄓㄤㄓˇ，ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄜˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄙˇ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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