勤则不匮
qín​zé​bù​kuì

hard work prevents want

  • created sense approved 勤则不匮/勤則不匱 · qín​zé​bù​kuì · hard work prevents want — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    勤则不匮 / 勤則不匱

    qín​zé​bù​kuì

    hard work prevents want

    (idiom) If one is industrious, one will not be in want; hard work ensures that one's needs are met.

    qín​zé​bú​kuì

    勤 (literal) → 勤 · qín · diligent 则 (literal) → 则/則 · zé · then 不匮 (literal) → 不匮/不匱 · bù​kuì · inexhaustible

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense