钱要用在刀刃上錢要用在刀刃上錢要用在刀刃上

money should be used on the blade's edge

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Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning: Spend money only where it is most needed. Advice to be thrifty and spend wisely.

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Simplified: 钱要用在刀刃上
Traditional (Taiwan): 錢要用在刀刃上
Pinyin: qián yào yòng zài dāorèn shang
Pinyin (Taiwan): qián yào yòng zài dāorèn shàng
Bopomofo: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄠˋ ㄩㄥˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄉㄠㄖㄣˋ ㄕㄤˋ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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