1 it is hard to become frugal after becoming accustomed to luxury (idiom)
奢易俭难
shē yì jiǎn nán
1 easy to become accustomed to luxury, hard to become accustomed to frugality (idiom)
崇山峻岭
chóng shān jùn lǐng
1 towering mountains and precipitous ridges (idiom)
崇洋媚外
chóng yáng mèi wài
1 to revere everything foreign and pander to overseas powers (idiom); blind worship of foreign goods and ideas
戒奢崇俭
jiè shē chóng jiǎn
1 to refrain from high standard of living (idiom)
戒骄戒躁
jiè jiāo jiè zào
1 to guard against pride and impatience (idiom); to remain modest and keep cool
穷奢极侈
qióng shē jí chǐ
1 extravagant in the extreme (idiom)
穷奢极欲
qióng shē jí yù
1 to indulge in a life of luxury (idiom); extreme extravagance
言者无罪,闻者足戒
yán zhě wú zuì , wén zhě zú jiè
1 don't blame the speaker, take note of his warning (idiom); an exhortation to speak one's mind without fear of reprisals, and with the expectation of being taken seriously