儉〔俭〕 gim⁶ {jiǎn}

1. frugal
2. thrifty
3. needy

儉樸〔俭朴〕 gim⁶ pok³ {jiǎn pǔ}

saving; not wasting

儉薄〔俭-〕 gim⁶ bok⁶ {jiǎn bó}

to lack the necessities of life

儉腹〔俭-〕 gim⁶ fuk¹ {jiǎn fù}

1. lit. empty belly
2. hollow
3. vacuous
4. devoid of content

儉學〔俭学〕 gim⁶ hok⁶ {jiǎn xué}

to deny oneself comforts in order to save money for one's education

儉約〔俭约〕 gim⁶ joek³ {jiǎn yuē}

1. sparing
2. economical

儉用〔俭-〕 gim⁶ jung⁶ {jiǎn yòng}

1. to skimp
2. to be frugal

儉朴〔俭-〕 gim⁶ pok³ {jiǎn pǔ}

1. plain and unadorned
2. thrifty and simple

儉省〔俭-〕 gim⁶ saang² {jiǎn shěng}

1. thrifty
2. sparing
3. economical

儉素〔俭-〕 gim⁶ sou³ {jiǎn sù}

thrifty and plain

儉以防匱〔俭--匮〕 gim⁶ ji⁵ fong⁴ gwai⁶ {jiǎn yǐ fáng kuì}

frugality in order to prevent destitution (idiom)

儉以養廉〔俭-养-〕 gim⁶ ji⁵ joeng⁵ lim⁴ {jiǎn yǐ yǎng lián}

frugality makes honesty (idiom)

儉則不缺〔俭则--〕 gim⁶ zak¹ bat¹ kyut³ {jiǎn zé bù quē}

frugality prevents destitution (idiom)