救急不救穷

Traditional: 救急不救窮

jiù jí bù jiù qióng

Dictionary entry

help the starving but not the poor (idiom)

What does 救急不救穷 mean?

救急不救穷 (jiù jí bù jiù qióng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1help the starving but not the poor (idiom)

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救jiùvariant of 救[jiu4]急jíurgent · pressing 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-穷qióngpoor · destitute

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How to pronounce 救急不救穷

救急不救穷

jiù jí bù jiù qióng

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