由儉入奢易，由奢入儉難

Chinese

		follow; from; it is for...to follow; from; it is for...to; reason; cause; because of; due to; by; to; to leave it (to sb)	frugal; to be in need	to enter	extravagant	change; easy; simple		follow; from; it is for...to follow; from; it is for...to; reason; cause; because of; due to; by; to; to leave it (to sb)	extravagant	to enter	frugal; to be in need	disaster; distress; to scold disaster; distress; to scold; difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good
trad. (由儉入奢易，由奢入儉難)		由	儉	入	奢	易	，	由	奢	入	儉	難
simp. (由俭入奢易，由奢入俭难)		由	俭	入	奢	易	，	由	奢	入	俭	难

Etymology

Quoted from Sima Guang.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yóu jiǎn rù shē yì, yóu shē rù jiǎn nán

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄖㄨˋ ㄕㄜ ㄧˋ , ㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄜ ㄖㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄋㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yóu jiǎn rù shē yì, yóu shē rù jiǎn nán
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄖㄨˋ ㄕㄜ ㄧˋ , ㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄜ ㄖㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄋㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yóu jiǎn rù she yì, yóu she rù jiǎn nán
    • Wade–Giles: yu² chien³ ju⁴ shê¹ i⁴, yu² shê¹ ju⁴ chien³ nan²
    • Yale: yóu jyǎn rù shē yì-, yóu shē rù jyǎn nán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: you jean ruh she yih, you she ruh jean nan
    • Palladius: ю цзянь жу шэ и, ю шэ жу цзянь нань (ju czjanʹ žu šɛ i, ju šɛ žu czjanʹ nanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu⁵¹ ʂɤ⁵⁵ i⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵ ʂɤ⁵⁵ ʐu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵/

Proverb

由儉入奢易，由奢入儉難

1. It is easy for a thrifty person to become extravagant, but difficult for an extravagant person to become thrifty