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be scrupulous and succinct in writing or painting; be reluctant to let others have one's works of art

xī zì rú jīn

惜 字 如 金

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be scrupulous and succinct in writing or painting; be reluctant to let others have one's works of art
- wǒ hái cóng wèi jiàn guò rú cǐ xī zì rú jīn de qíng xing
  我还从未见过如此惜字如金的情形。
  I have never known such economy with words.

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