Waste not, want not
If you use things carefully you will never be short of them.
Khéo ăn thì no, khéo co thì ấm.
Biết tiết kiệm thì không bao giờ thiếu.
Waste not, want not
Examples
She turned the leftovers into soup — waste not, want not.
Cô nấu thức ăn thừa thành món canh — khéo ăn thì no, khéo co thì ấm.
He keeps every offcut. Waste not, want not.
Mẩu vật liệu thừa nào anh cũng giữ lại. Biết tiết kiệm thì không bao giờ thiếu.
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