人贫志短
rén​pín​zhì​duǎn

poverty stunts ambition

  • created sense approved 人贫志短/人貧志短 · rén​pín​zhì​duǎn · poverty stunts ambition — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person 贫 (literal) → 贫/貧 · pín · poor 志 (literal) → 志 · zhì · will 短 (literal) → 短 · duǎn · short

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