不患寡而患不均
bù​huàn​guǎ'ér​huàn​bù​jūn

inequality is worse than scarcity

  • created reference approved 不患寡而患不均 → 不患贫而患不安/不患貧而患不安 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不患寡而患不均 bù​huàn​guǎ'ér​huàn​bù​jūn

    不患贫而患不安 / 不患貧而患不安 bù​huàn​pín'ér​huàn​bù'ān

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 不患寡而患不均 · bù​huàn​guǎ'ér​huàn​bù​jūn · inequality is worse than scarcity — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不患寡而患不均

    bù​huàn​guǎ'ér​huàn​bù​jūn

    inequality is worse than scarcity

    (idiom) do not worry about scarcity but rather about uneven distribution

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 患 (literal) → 患 · huàn · to worry 寡 (literal) → 寡 · guǎ · few 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · but 患 (literal) → 患 · huàn · to worry 不均 (literal) → 不均 · bù​jūn · uneven; unevenness

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