Cantonese-flavored set phrase, often heard in Hong Kong/Guangdong contexts. Mandarin has the more common 勤俭节约 (qínjiǎn jiéyuē) for the same idea — choose 知悭识俭 for southern register or to praise an instinctive frugality.
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Parallel structure: 知悭 (know stinginess) + 识俭 (recognize thrift). 知 and 识 are near-synonyms, as are 悭 and 俭 — the four syllables hammer in 'knowing-how-to-save' from two angles.
