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窮在路邊無人問,富在深山有遠親
kung4 zoi6 lou6 bin1 mou4 jan4 man6 fu3 zoi6 sam1 saan1 jau5 jyun5 can1 |
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lit. no one takes notice of destitutes by the road, but people are keen to be close or related to the well-to-do [also]窮居鬧市無人問,富在深山有遠親 Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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窮在路邊無人問,富在深山有遠親 / 穷在路边无人问,富在深山有远亲 | ||
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Characters in this word:窮 kung4 - poor, destitute在 zoi6 - at; in; on 路 lou6 - road; path; way; means; line 邊 bin1 - edge; nearby; border; side; [粵] which 無 mou4 - not; negative; don't have 人 jan4 - person; human being 問 man6 - ask , - (not in database) 富 fu3 - rich; wealthy 在 zoi6 - at; in; on 深 sam1 - deep 山 saan1 - mountain; hill; peak 有 jau5 jau6 - have; there is 遠 jyun5 jyun6 - far away; distant; by far; keep away from 親 can1 can3 - parent; relative; intimate; personally |
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