勤則不匱

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

diligent / industrious / hardworking / frequent / regular / constant

variant of 勤[qin2] / industrious / solicitous

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

(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

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

endlessly / without ceasing

(literary) to never have a deficiency; to never be lacking

surname Kui

variant of 櫃|柜[gui4]

to lack / lacking / empty / exhausted