人穷志不穷

Traditional: 人窮志不窮

rén qióng zhì bù qióng

Dictionary entry

(idiom) poor but with great ambitions; poor but principled

What does 人穷志不穷 mean?

人穷志不穷 (rén qióng zhì bù qióng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) poor but with great ambitions; poor but principled

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人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]穷qióngpoor · destitute 志zhìaspiration · ambition 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-

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How to pronounce 人穷志不穷

人穷志不穷

rén qióng zhì bù qióng

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