笑贫不笑娼
xiào​pín​bù​xiào​chāng

despising poverty but not prostitution

  • created sense approved 笑贫不笑娼/笑貧不笑娼 · xiào​pín​bù​xiào​chāng · despising poverty but not prostitution — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    笑贫不笑娼 / 笑貧不笑娼

    xiào​pín​bù​xiào​chāng

    despising poverty but not prostitution

    A social attitude suggesting that it is better to get ahead in the world by abandoning one's morals than to suffer in poverty.

    笑 (literal) → 笑 · xiào · to ridicule 贫 (literal) → 贫/貧 · pín · poor 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 笑 (literal) → 笑 · xiào · to ridicule 娼 (literal) → 娼 · chāng · prostitute

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