富家一席酒，穷汉半年粮富家一席酒，窮漢半年糧富家一席酒，窮漢半年糧

one banquet of a rich family is half a year's grain for a poor man

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Points to the huge gap between rich and poor in the old society and the extravagance of the wealthy. It criticises inequality and does not mock the poor.

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Simplified: 富家一席酒，穷汉半年粮
Traditional (Taiwan): 富家一席酒，窮漢半年糧
Pinyin: fùjiā yìxí jiǔ, qiónghàn bànnián liáng
Bopomofo: ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚㄧˋ ㄒㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ，ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄏㄢˋ ㄅㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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