A translation question

[templesun]

Hi! What does this mean by "A penny here, a penny there"? And what is the Chinese translation? Can we say "节约一分钱就多一分钱"？

[Tdol]

It's used to mean that small things build up- if you spend a penny here and a penny there, you'll soon find that you have no money left. I'm afraid I can't help with the Chinese, but there are Chinese speakers here, so one will probably be able to help you.

[petertsui]

Originally Posted by templesun

Hi! What does this mean by "A penny here, a penny there"? And what is the Chinese translation? Can we say "节约一分钱就多一分钱"？

This one, I think, would neatly fit into the Chinese version that you have.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

[bmo]

Originally Posted by tdol

It's used to mean that small things build up- if you spend a penny here and a penny there, you'll soon find that you have no money left.

tdol,

That small things are money spent not money saved, right? A penny here, a penny there, you will soon run out of money. But if you say, a penny here, a penny there, you will become rich soon, then this is incorrect.


BMO

[rocos]

haha, I see