大富由命,小富由勤 大富由命,小富由勤 大富由命,小富由勤

great wealth comes from fate, small wealth from diligence

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning
Making a huge fortune takes luck, while a modest one comes from hard work.
Simplified
大富由命,小富由勤
Pinyin
dà fù yóu mìng, xiǎo fù yóu qín
Bopomofo
ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ,ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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