宁当有日筹无日,莫待无时思有时 寧當有日籌無日,莫待無時思有時 寧當有日籌無日,莫待無時思有時

better to plan in days of plenty for days of none, than to recall plenty when there is none

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning
Budget and save while you are comfortable instead of regretting it when you are broke.
Simplified
宁当有日筹无日,莫待无时思有时
Traditional (Taiwan)
寧當有日籌無日,莫待無時思有時
Pinyin
níng dāng yǒu rì chóu wú rì, mò dài wú shí sī yǒushí
Bopomofo
ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄤ ㄧㄡˇ ㄖˋ ㄔㄡˊ ㄨˊ ㄖˋ,ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄨˊ ㄕˊ ㄙ ㄧㄡˇ ㄕˊ

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

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