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人贫志短
rén​pín​zhì​duǎn

poverty stunts ambition

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

人贫志短/ 人貧志短 rén​pín​zhì​duǎn poverty stunts ambition

poverty makes one lose heart and lack high aspirations; (variant form) when a person is poor, their willpower and ambition are weakened

References

variant 人穷志短/人窮志短 → 人贫志短/人貧志短
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