惜衣有衣,惜食有食惜衣有衣,惜食有食惜衣有衣,惜食有食

cherish clothes and you'll have clothes; cherish food and you'll have food

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: If you take care of what you have and don't waste it, you will never go short. It is a thrift proverb, similar to 'waste not, want not'.

Sign up for a free account to save sentences and hear them read aloud

Simplified: 惜衣有衣,惜食有食
Pinyin: xī yī yǒu yī,xī shí yǒu shí
Pinyin (Taiwan): xí yī yǒu yī,xí shí yǒu shí
Bopomofo: ㄒㄧˊ ㄧㄧㄡˇ ㄧ,ㄒㄧˊ ㄕˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄕˊ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

Words in this sentence

Where this sentence is used

Chinese sayings

Sign up for a free Chinese Boost account

Save the words and sentences you find here to your own list, and hear them read aloud. You can export the list to your flashcards whenever you like.

Create a free account

All Chinese example sentences