cultivate virtue throug practicing thrift

cultivate virtue throug practicing thrift

Frugality is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is Ji ǎ NY ǐ y ǎ NGD é, which means that frugality helps to cultivate the virtue of plain and industrious. From the book of admonishment.

The origin of Idioms

In the book of admonishment to the son by Zhuge Liang of the Three Kingdoms, Shu, it is said that "a gentleman's behavior is to cultivate his moral character by being quiet and thrifty."

Idiom usage

As an object or attribute; used to admonish.