富不学奢而奢，贫不学俭而俭富不學奢而奢，貧不學儉而儉富不學奢而奢，貧不學儉而儉

the rich needn't learn extravagance to be extravagant; the poor needn't learn thrift to be thrifty

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: People's habits are shaped by their means: wealth breeds lavishness and poverty teaches frugality.

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Simplified: 富不学奢而奢，贫不学俭而俭
Traditional (Taiwan): 富不學奢而奢，貧不學儉而儉
Pinyin: fù bù xué shē ér shē, pínbùxuéjiǎn ér jiǎn
Bopomofo: ㄈㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄜㄦˊ ㄕㄜ，ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄦˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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