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俭以养廉
jiǎn​yǐ​yǎng​lián

frugality makes honesty

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 俭 儉 jiǎn adjective
    frugal
    thrifty; frugal; economical
  2. 以 yǐ prepositionconjunction
    in order to
    in order to; so as to; used to connect two phrases where the second is the purpose of the first
  3. 养廉 養廉 yǎng​lián
    to cultivate integrity
    To cultivate or maintain a character of honesty and integrity, especially to discourage corruption.