俭 (儉) jiǎn

1. jiǎn adjective frugal; economical
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '儉'; Guoyu '儉' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '儉' 1a, p. 196; Mathews 1931 '儉', p. 117; Unihan '儉')
2. jiǎn adjective temperate
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '儉' adj 2; Kroll 2015 '儉' 1, p. 197; Mathews 1931 '儉', p. 117; Unihan '儉')
3. jiǎn adjective deficient
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '儉' adj 4; Kroll 2015 '儉' 2, p. 197)
4. jiǎn adjective a poor [harvest]
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '儉' adj 3; Kroll 2015 '儉' 3, p. 197)
5. jiǎn noun scarcity; durbhikṣa
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教
   Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: durbhikṣa (BCSD '億', p. 150; FGDB '億'; MW 'durbhikṣa')

Contained in

• 名位谦让为先 生活俭朴为重 处众服务为本 心胸宽广为要(名位謙讓為先 生活儉樸為重 處眾服務為本 心胸寬廣為要) Humility comes before fame. Diligence and frugality are the core of life. Service is the basis of fellowship. Magnanimity is the key to a peaceful mind.
• 求人不如自救 求财不如勤俭 求名不如随份 求寿不如护生 求助不如结缘 求福不如修身 求安不如守戒 求道不如行佛(求人不如自救 求財不如勤儉 求名不如隨份 求壽不如護生 求助不如結緣 求福不如修身 求安不如守戒 求道不如行佛) It is better to rely on oneself than seek favors. It is better to live frugally than seek wealth. It is better to follow conditions freely than seek fame. It is better to protect lives than seek longevity. It is better to develop affinities than seek help. It is better to cultivate oneself than seek blessings. It is better to observe precepts than seek safety. It is better to practice the Buddha's way than seek the Way.
• 福家勤为本 致富俭当头(福家勤為本 致富儉當頭) Diligence is the foundation of a happy family; Frugality is the start of abundance.
• 勤俭致富　不二法门(勤儉致富　不二法門) Frugality is the Key to Being Wealthy; The Teaching of Non-Duality

Also contained in

俭要得其所 、 自奉甚俭 、 俭学 、 治丧从俭 、 俭节 、 勤俭耐劳 、 勤俭办企业 、 勤俭办社 、 勤工俭学 、 知悭识俭 、 王俭 、 自奉俭约 、 俭则固 、 勤俭朴实 、 俭朴 、 戒奢崇俭 、 俭素 、 俭薄 、 俭月 、 勤俭务实 、 俭腹 、 克勤克俭 、 悭俭 、 勤俭起家 、 勤俭办学 、 奢入俭难 、 俭以防匮 、 奢易俭难 、 俭则不缺 、 克俭 、 勤俭建国 、 俭客 、 省俭 、 俭约度日 、 俭以养廉 、 丰俭由人 、 俭省 、 节俭 、 勤俭持家 、 俭约 、 省吃俭用 、 勤俭为服务之本 、 不俭则匮 、 恭俭 、 温良恭俭让 、 勤俭朴素 、 俭用

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Truncated for common words

• Scroll 5 Beishan Record 北山錄 — count: 14
• Scroll 43 Sarvāstivādavinaya (Shi Song Lu) 十誦律 — count: 14
• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 14
• Scroll 5 Samantapāsādikā (Shan Jian Lu Pi Po Sha) 善見律毘婆沙 — count: 13
• Scroll 12 Sarvāstivādavinaya (Shi Song Lu) 十誦律 — count: 11
• Scroll 16 Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經 — count: 11 , has English translation , has parallel version
• Scroll 13 Vinayavastu (Genben Shuo Yiqie You Bu Pi Nai Ye Yao Shi) 根本說一切有部毘奈耶藥事 — count: 10
• Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 9
• Scroll 5 Sarvāstivādavinayamātṛkā (Sapoduo Bu Pi Ni Mo De Lei Jia) 薩婆多部毘尼摩得勒伽 — count: 8
• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 8

Collocations

• 饥俭 (飢儉) 行飢儉道 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 16 — count: 123
• 丰俭 (豐儉) 不得考占水旱災變歲之豐儉 — Sutra on the Buddha's Liberation of the Brahmin Āmraṣṭha (Fo Kaijie Fanzhi Aba Jing) 佛開解梵志阿颰經, Scroll 1 — count: 26
• 俭时 (儉時) 四者儉時施 — Ekottarāgama 增壹阿含經, Scroll 24 — count: 23
• 俭世 (儉世) 於飢儉世食眾甘美天諸 — Protection of the Ruler of the State Dharani Sutra (Shouhu Guo Jie Zhu Tuoluoni Jing) 守護國界主陀羅尼經, Scroll 1 — count: 12
• 俭乞食 (儉乞食) 今世飢儉乞食難得 — Sarvāstivādavinaya (Shi Song Lu) 十誦律, Scroll 2 — count: 8
• 荒俭 (荒儉) 人民荒儉 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 13 — count: 8
• 饑俭 (饑儉) 遇此饑儉 — Ekottarāgama 增壹阿含經, Scroll 36 — count: 8
• 俭道中 (儉道中) 飢儉道中有天雨不 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 16 — count: 8
• 俭岁 (儉歲) 時遭儉歲乞食難得 — Mūlasarvāstivādavinayavibhaṅga (Genben Shuo Yiqie You Bu Pi Nai Ye) 根本說一切有部毘奈耶, Scroll 14 — count: 7
• 廉俭 (廉儉) 或好廉儉不塗其足 — The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經, Scroll 332 — count: 6