由儉入奢易，由奢入儉難 [－俭－－－－－－－俭难]

Jyutping jau4 gim6 jap6 ce1 ji6 ， jau4 ce1 jap6 gim6 naan4
Pinyin yóu jiǎn rù shē yì ， yóu shē rù jiǎn nán

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. proverb
    It is easy for a thrifty person to become extravagant, but difficult for a extravagant person to become thrifty

由儉入奢易，由奢入儉難 [－俭－－－－－－－俭难]

Jyutping
Pinyin yóu jiǎn rù shē yì , yóu shē rù jiǎn nán

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance; the reverse is not so easy (idiom)