宁给饥人一口，不送富人一斗寧給飢人一口，不送富人一鬥寧給飢人一口，不送富人一鬥

better to give a hungry person a mouthful than to send a rich man a bushel

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Help people when they are in real need rather than flatter the well-off.

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Simplified: 宁给饥人一口，不送富人一斗
Traditional (Taiwan): 寧給飢人一口，不送富人一鬥
Pinyin: nìng gěi jī rén yìkǒu, bú sòng fùrén yì dǒu
Pinyin (Taiwan): níng gěi jī rén yìkǒu, bú sòng fùrén yí dòu
Bopomofo: ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄖㄣˊ ㄧˋ ㄎㄡˇ，ㄅㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧˊ ㄉㄡˋ

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

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