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 | qiong2 zai4 lu4 bian1 wu2 ren2 wen4 fu4 zai4 shen1 shan1 you3 yuan3 qin1 ) : No money no friends

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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

qiong2 zai4 lu4 bian1 wu2 ren2 wen4 fu4 zai4 shen1 shan1 you3 yuan3 qin1

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.

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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