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勤则不匮

qín zé bù kuìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
If one is industrious, one will not be in want. (idiom)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-6a5439bd7749de39. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

勤則不匱 勤则不匮 [qin2 ze2 bu4 kui4] /If one is industrious, one will not be in want. (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 勤則不匱

  • 勤
    qín

    diligent / industrious / hardworking / frequent / regular / constant / (bound form) work / duty / attendance / (literary) diligent / industrious / hardworking (variant of 勤[qín]) / (literary) solicitous / attentive

  • 则
    zé

    (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but / then / (bound form) standard / norm / (bound form) principle / (literary) to imitate / to follow / classifier for written items

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 匮
    guì

    See the full entry for source details.

    kuì

    to lack / lacking / empty / exhausted

    Kuì

    surname Kui

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.