Word: 贫 (pín) Traditional: 貧 贫 dictionary entry pín poor; inadequate; deficient; garrulous Full dictionary entry for 贫 Example sentences using 贫 6 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫 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 力能胜贫，谨能胜祸 lì néng shèng pín, jǐn néng shèng huò effort can overcome poverty, caution can overcome disaster 家贫不是贫，路贫贫杀人 jiā pín bú shì pín, lù pín pín shārén poverty at home is not poverty; poverty on the road is deadly poverty 相马失之瘦,相士失之贫 xiàngmǎ shī zhī shòu,xiàngshì shī zhī pín judging horses you err by thin, judging scholars you err by poor 见贫休笑富休夸，谁是常贫久富家 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? 谁是常贫久富家 shéi shì cháng pín jiǔ fùjiā which family is always poor or rich for long?