成家子，粪如宝；败家子，钱如草成家子，糞如寶；敗家子，錢如草成家子，糞如寶；敗家子，錢如草

The son who builds a home treasures manure; the son who ruins it treats money like grass

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Thrifty people value even humble things, while spendthrifts waste money. It praises frugality and criticises extravagance.

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Simplified: 成家子，粪如宝；败家子，钱如草
Traditional (Taiwan): 成家子，糞如寶；敗家子，錢如草
Pinyin: chéngjiā zi, fèn rú bǎo; bàijiāzi, qián rú cǎo
Pinyin (Taiwan): chéngjiā zǐ, fèn rú bǎo; bàijiāzǐ, qián rú cǎo
Bopomofo: ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚㄗˇ，ㄈㄣˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄅㄠˇ；ㄅㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄚㄗˇ，ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄘㄠˇ

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

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