Abstain from extravagance rather than frugality
In Chinese, the Pinyin is Ji è sh ē n ì ngji ǎ n, which means to be thrifty rather than extravagant. From the Analects of Confucius, Bayi.
The origin of Idioms
"The Analects of Confucius · Bayi" says, "etiquette is better than extravagance, rather than frugality."
Idiom usage
As a predicate or attribute; used in life
Abstain from extravagance rather than frugality
the wilds were full of dead bodies of the starved - è piǎo biàn yě
work diligently and conscientiously - qín qín kěn kěn