富不过三代

Traditional: 富不過三代

fù bù guò sān dài

Dictionary entry

wealth never survives three generations (idiom)

What does 富不过三代 mean?

富不过三代 (fù bù guò sān dài) has the following dictionary meaning.

1wealth never survives three generations (idiom)

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富Fùsurname Fu 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-过Guōsurname Guo 三Sānsurname San 代dàito be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute · generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon

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富不过三代

fù bù guò sān dài

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