节约好比燕衔泥，浪费好比河决堤節約好比燕銜泥，浪費好比河決隄節約好比燕銜泥，浪費好比河決隄

saving is like a swallow carrying mud; wasting is like a river breaking its dike

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Wealth is built up slowly, bit by bit, but is lost in a rush through waste. Encourages thrift.

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Simplified: 节约好比燕衔泥，浪费好比河决堤
Traditional (Taiwan): 節約好比燕銜泥，浪費好比河決隄
Pinyin: jiéyuē hǎobǐ Yàn xián ní, làngfèi hǎobǐ hé juédī
Pinyin (Taiwan): jiéyuē hǎobǐ Yān xián ní, làngfèi hǎobǐ hé juédī
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩㄝㄏㄠˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄧㄢㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧˊ，ㄌㄤˋ ㄈㄟˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄏㄜˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄧ

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

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