吃不穷，穿不穷，打算不到就受穷吃不窮，穿不窮，打算不到就受窮吃不窮，穿不窮，打算不到就受窮

eating won't make you poor, wearing won't make you poor; without planning you'll end up poor

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Advises careful budgeting: it's poor planning, not ordinary spending, that brings poverty. Said as sensible, mildly admonishing advice.

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Simplified: 吃不穷，穿不穷，打算不到就受穷
Traditional (Taiwan): 吃不窮，穿不窮，打算不到就受窮
Pinyin: chī bù qióng, chuān bù qióng, dǎsuàn búdào jiù shòuqióng
Bopomofo: ㄔㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄩㄥˊ，ㄔㄨㄢㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄩㄥˊ，ㄉㄚˇ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄨˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄡˋ ㄑㄩㄥˊ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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