created sense approved 穷则思变/窮則思變 · qióngzésībiàn · poverty forces change — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
穷则思变 / 窮則思變
qióngzésībiàn
poverty forces change
(idiom) Being in desperate straits forces one to seek a new way out or change the status quo.
穷 (literal) → 穷/窮 · qióng · hard-pressed 则 (literal) → 则/則 · zé · then 思 (literal) → 思 · sī · to think 变 (literal) → 变/變 · biàn · to change
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