rén​qióng​zhì​duǎn

poverty stunts ambition

  • created reference approved 人穷志短/人窮志短 → 人贫志短/人貧志短 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    人穷志短 / 人窮志短 rén​qióng​zhì​duǎn

    人贫志短 / 人貧志短 rén​pín​zhì​duǎn

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  • created reference approved 人穷志短/人窮志短 → 壮志凌云/壯志凌雲 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    人穷志短 / 人窮志短 rén​qióng​zhì​duǎn

    壮志凌云 / 壯志凌雲 zhuàng​zhì​líng​yún

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  • created sense approved 人穷志短/人窮志短 · rén​qióng​zhì​duǎn · poverty stunts ambition — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    人穷志短 / 人窮志短

    rén​qióng​zhì​duǎn

    poverty stunts ambition

    A person's aspirations and confidence tend to diminish when they are living in poverty and hardship.

    人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person 穷 (literal) → 穷/窮 · qióng · poor 志 (literal) → 志 · zhì · will 短 (literal) → 短 · duǎn · short

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

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