(idiom) to allow oneself few comforts or pleasures
trad. 自奉甚儉
Also written 自奉甚儉【zì fèng shèn jiǎn】
Characters in this word
4自
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(bound form) self; oneself, from; since, naturally; as a matter of course
- Pinyin
- zì
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 1586 of 2500
奉
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to offer (tribute), to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc), to esteem, to revere, to believe in (a religion), to wait upon, to accept orders (from superior)
- Pinyin
- fèng
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 10182 of 2500
甚
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variant of 什[shen2]
- Pinyin
- shén
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 9616 of 2500
俭
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(bound form) frugal; thrifty
- Pinyin
- jiǎn
- Traditional
- 儉
- Strokes
- 9