宁可无了有，不可有了无寧可無了有，不可有了無寧可無了有，不可有了無

better to go from having nothing to having something than from having to having nothing

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Poor then rich is easier to bear than rich then poor.

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Simplified: 宁可无了有，不可有了无
Traditional (Taiwan): 寧可無了有，不可有了無
Pinyin: nìngkě wúle yǒu, bùkě yǒule wú
Bopomofo: ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄨˊ ˙ㄌㄜㄧㄡˇ，ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄧㄡˇ ˙ㄌㄜㄨˊ

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

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