寒门生贵子，白屋出公卿寒門生貴子，白屋出公卿寒門生貴子，白屋出公卿

a poor family bears a noble son; a thatched house produces ministers

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Poor families often produce eminent people. Encouraging about humble origins.

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Simplified: 寒门生贵子，白屋出公卿
Traditional (Taiwan): 寒門生貴子，白屋出公卿
Pinyin: hánmén shēng guìzǐ, báiwū chū gōngqīng
Bopomofo: ㄏㄢˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄕㄥㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄗˇ，ㄅㄞˊ ㄨㄔㄨㄍㄨㄥㄑㄧㄥ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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