笑贫不笑娼
xiào​pín​bù​xiào​chāng

despising poverty but not prostitution

  1. 笑 xiào verb
    to ridicule
    to laugh at someone; to mock or make fun of
  2. 贫 貧 pín adjectivenoun
    poor
    (bound form) poor; impoverished; lacking wealth
  3. 不 bù adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  4. 笑 xiào verb
    to ridicule
    to laugh at someone; to mock or make fun of
  5. 娼 chāng
    prostitute
    (bound form) prostitute; a woman who engages in sex work