人穷志不穷
rén​qióng​zhì​bù​qióng

poor but ambitious

  • created sense approved 人穷志不穷/人窮志不窮 · rén​qióng​zhì​bù​qióng · poor but ambitious — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    人穷志不穷 / 人窮志不窮

    rén​qióng​zhì​bù​qióng

    poor but ambitious

    (idiom) poor but with lofty ideas; describes a person who, despite being in poverty, remains principled and does not lose their ambition or dignity

    人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person 穷 (literal) → 穷/窮 · qióng · poor 志 (literal) → 志 · zhì · will 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 穷 (literal) → 穷/窮 · qióng · poor

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense