宁可折本,不可饿损 寧可折本,不可餓損 寧可折本,不可餓損

better lose capital than starve yourself

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning
A business loss is acceptable but ruining your health is not. Health is your real capital.
Simplified
宁可折本,不可饿损
Traditional (Taiwan)
寧可折本,不可餓損
Pinyin
nìngkě shéběn, bùkě è sǔn
Bopomofo
ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕㄜˊ ㄅㄣˇ,ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄜˋ ㄙㄨㄣˇ

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

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