死水怕勺舀 死水怕勺舀 死水怕勺舀

still water fears the ladle

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning
A fortune with no new income will run out if it keeps being spent. A warning on spending.
Simplified
死水怕勺舀
Pinyin
sǐshuǐ pà sháo yǎo
Bopomofo
ㄙˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄆㄚˋ ㄕㄠˊ ㄧㄠˇ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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