Bùyī nuǎn; cài gēn tián.

Lit [Simple] clothing is warm, [and] vegetable roots are sweet.

Fig Live a simple and thrifty life; never be luxurious and lavish.

Note [An admonition to thrift; note: bùyī, (lit) “cloth clothing,” is also used to refer to the common people; see also ài fàn yǒu fàn above.]

Topics SIMPLICITY THRIFT