由俭入奢易,由奢入俭难 you2 jian3 ru4 she1 yi4 , you2 she1 ru4 jian3 nan2

(idiom) it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance; the reverse is not so easy

Traditional: 由儉入奢易,由奢入儉難

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English Phonetic: 'idiәm
Detailed Definition: n. an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up