Word: 貧 (pín)

貧 is how 贫 is written in traditional characters. These are the example sentences on the site that use it, written the same way.

Simplified: 贫

貧 dictionary entry

pín: poor; inadequate; deficient; garrulous

Full dictionary entry for 貧

Example sentences using 貧

6 sentences, showing page 1 of 1.

兒不嫌母醜，狗不嫌家貧

ér bù xián mǔ chǒu, gǒu bù xián jiā pín

a son doesn't find his mother ugly, a dog doesn't find its home poor
力能勝貧，謹能勝禍

lì néng shèng pín, jǐn néng shèng huò

effort can overcome poverty, caution can overcome disaster
家貧不是貧，路貧貧殺人

jiā pín bú shì pín, lù pín pín shārén

poverty at home is not poverty; poverty on the road is deadly poverty
相馬失之瘦,相士失之貧

xiàngmǎ shī zhī shòu,xiàngshì shī zhī pín

judging horses you err by thin, judging scholars you err by poor
見貧休笑富休誇，誰是常貧久富家

jiàn pín xiū xiào fù xiū kuā, shéi shì cháng pín jiǔ fùjiā

don't laugh at the poor or praise the rich: who is always poor or long rich?
誰是常貧久富家

shéi shì cháng pín jiǔ fùjiā

which family is always poor or rich for long?