宁可无钱，不可无耻寧可無錢，不可無恥寧可無錢，不可無恥

better to have no money than to have no shame

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Poverty is better than disgrace; integrity matters most. Approving moral maxim.

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Simplified: 宁可无钱，不可无耻
Traditional (Taiwan): 寧可無錢，不可無恥
Pinyin: nìngkě wú qián, bùkě wúchǐ
Bopomofo: ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ，ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄨˊ ㄔˇ

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

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