由俭入奢易，由奢入俭难
yóu​jiǎn​rù​shē​yì​yóu​shē​rù​jiǎn​nán

from frugality to extravagance is easy, but from extravagance to frugality is hard

  1. 由 yóu preposition
    from
    from; starting at a place or time
  2. 俭 儉 jiǎn adjective
    frugal
    thrifty; frugal; economical
  3. 入 rù verb
    to reach
    (of time or state) to reach or enter
  4. 奢 shē nounadjective
    extravagant
    (bound form) luxurious; extravagant; wasteful with money
  5. 易 yì adjectiveadverb
    easy
    easy; not difficult; simple; also used as a prefix equivalent to the English suffix "-able" or "-ible"
  6. ， yóu
    non-Chinese
  7. 由 yóu preposition
    from
    from; starting at a place or time
  8. 奢 shē nounadjective
    extravagant
    (bound form) luxurious; extravagant; wasteful with money
  9. 入 rù verb
    to reach
    (of time or state) to reach or enter
  10. 俭 儉 jiǎn adjective
    frugal
    thrifty; frugal; economical
  11. 难 難 nán adjective
    difficult
    difficult; hard to do; troublesome; not easy; problematic; the opposite of 容易 róng​yì