「貪字得個貧」

(pos:語句)
<explanation>
yue:貪心唔知足，會招致財物損失；時常用作訓誡人做事要#腳踏實地
eng:being greedy will make one suffer losses; grasp all, lose all; literally: the character for "greed" (貪) leads to that for "poverty" (貧) (based on their graphical similarity)
<eg>
yue:年輕人，貪字得個貧啊！唔好期望今日付出，即日就有收獲。 (nin4 hing1 jan4, taam1 zi6 dak1 go3 pan4 aa3! m4 hou2 kei4 mong6 gam1 jat6 fu6 ceot1, zik1 jat6 zau6 jau5 sau1 wok6.)
eng:Oh young fellows, greed leads to loss! Don't expect that you can reap what you sow in one day.