穷当益坚
qióng​dāng​yì​jiān

stronger in adversity

  • created reference approved 穷当益坚/窮當益堅 → 穷且益坚/窮且益堅 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    穷当益坚 / 窮當益堅 qióng​dāng​yì​jiān

    穷且益坚 / 窮且益堅 qióng​qiě​yì​jiān

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  • created sense approved 穷当益坚/窮當益堅 · qióng​dāng​yì​jiān · stronger in adversity — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    穷当益坚 / 窮當益堅

    qióng​dāng​yì​jiān

    stronger in adversity

    The greater the adversity, the stronger one's will; the worse one's position, the harder one must fight back.

    穷 (literal) → 穷/窮 · qióng · hard-pressed 当 (literal) → 当/當 · dāng · should 益 (literal) → 益 · yì · more 坚 (literal) → 坚/堅 · jiān · resolute

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

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