勤则不匮

Traditional form:

勤則不匱

Pinyin (reading):

qínzébùkuì

Definitions:

• If one is industrious, one will not be in want. (idiom)

Characters:

• 勤 - industrious, diligent, attentive
• 则 - rule, law, regulation; grades
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 匮 - to lack; lacking, deficient; exhausted; empty

Traditional characters:

• 勤 - industrious, diligent, attentive
• 則 - rule, law, regulation; grades
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 匱 - to lack; lacking, deficient; exhausted; empty