穷在闹市无人问，富在深山有远亲
qióng​zài​nào​shì​wú​rén​wèn​fù​zài​shēn​shān​yǒu​yuǎn​qīn

the poor are ignored while the rich have many friends

  1. 穷 窮 qióng adjective
    poor
    poor; impoverished; destitute
  2. 在 zài preposition
    [location/time]
    Used as a linker to introduce the time, place, or situation of an action, meaning "at", "in", or "on".
  3. 闹市 鬧市 nào​shì
    downtown
    busy shopping district; a bustling downtown area or city center
  4. 无人 無人 wú​rén verbadjective
    no one
    to have no one; nobody; no one around
  5. 问 問 wèn verb
    to ask
    to ask; to inquire; to request an answer from someone
  6. ， fù
    non-Chinese
  7. 富 fù adjectiveverb
    wealthy
    wealthy; rich; well-provided; (of resources) abundant
  8. 在 zài preposition
    [location/time]
    Used as a linker to introduce the time, place, or situation of an action, meaning "at", "in", or "on".
  9. 深山 shēn​shān
    remote mountains
    the remote or deep parts of a mountain range
  10. 有 yǒu verb
    there is
    there is; there are; to exist; to occur or happen
  11. 远亲 遠親 yuǎn​qīn noun
    distant relative
    a relative related by a remote blood or marriage connection