天生人，地养人天生人，地養人天生人，地養人

Heaven gives birth to people, earth feeds them

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: People can always find some way to survive. Said to reassure someone worried about making a living.

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Simplified: 天生人，地养人
Traditional (Taiwan): 天生人，地養人
Pinyin: tiānshēng rén, dì yǎng rén
Pinyin (Taiwan): tiānshēng rén, de yǎng rén
Bopomofo: ㄊㄧㄢㄕㄥㄖㄣˊ，˙ㄉㄜㄧㄤˇ ㄖㄣˊ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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