钱在手头，食在口头錢在手頭，食在口頭錢在手頭，食在口頭

money in the hand, food at the mouth

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Money kept at hand gets spent easily, like food put near the mouth gets eaten. Advice to save by keeping money out of reach.

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Simplified: 钱在手头，食在口头
Traditional (Taiwan): 錢在手頭，食在口頭
Pinyin: qián zài shǒutóu, shí zài kǒutóu
Bopomofo: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊ，ㄕˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊ

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

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