家贫不是贫，路贫贫杀人家貧不是貧，路貧貧殺人家貧不是貧，路貧貧殺人

poverty at home is not poverty; poverty on the road is deadly poverty

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Being short of money at home is bearable, but away from home it is dire.

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Simplified: 家贫不是贫，路贫贫杀人
Traditional (Taiwan): 家貧不是貧，路貧貧殺人
Pinyin: jiā pín bú shì pín, lù pín pín shārén
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄚㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄆㄧㄣˊ，ㄌㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄕㄚㄖㄣˊ

Written with HSK 2 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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