Dictionary content from CC-CEDICT De keizer is ver weg - boek met wilde avonturen in China


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plain and unadorned / thrifty and simple
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  *儉* | 儉* | *儉
frugal / thrifty / needy
thrifty / sparing / economical
sparing / economical
thrifty and plain
lit. empty belly / hollow / vacuous / devoid of content
to skimp / to be frugal
to lack the necessities of life
to deny oneself comforts in order to save money for one's education
frugality makes honesty (idiom)
frugality in order to prevent destitution (idiom)
frugality prevents destitution (idiom)


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