rén​pín​zhì​duǎn

poverty stunts ambition

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