一文钱难倒英雄汉一文錢難倒英雄漢一文錢難倒英雄漢

one copper coin can defeat a hero

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: At a critical moment even a heroic man can be stuck for lack of a tiny sum, so value money. Said when someone is brought low by a small shortage.

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Simplified: 一文钱难倒英雄汉
Traditional (Taiwan): 一文錢難倒英雄漢
Pinyin: yìwénqiánnándǎoyīngxiónghàn
Bopomofo: ㄧˋ ㄨㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄠˇ ㄧㄥㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄏㄢˋ

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