Qín shì yáoqiánshù; jiǎn shì jùbǎopén.

勤是搖錢樹, 儉是聚寶盆。

Lit Diligence is [what] shakes the money tree; frugality is the treasure bowl.

Fig Hard work will bring one money, and thrift will accumulate property.

Note [See qínjiǎn, “hardworking and thrifty”; yáoqiánshù, “ready source of money”; jùbǎopén, “cornucopia.”]

Topics DILIGENCE FRUGALITY jùbǎopén qínjiǎn SUCCESS yáoqiánshù