扁担是条龙，一生吃不穷扁擔是條龍，一生吃不窮扁擔是條龍，一生吃不窮

the carrying pole is a dragon: you'll never go hungry

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Old saying that a poor person can always make a living by honest labour. Approving of hard work.

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Simplified: 扁担是条龙，一生吃不穷
Traditional (Taiwan): 扁擔是條龍，一生吃不窮
Pinyin: biǎndan shì tiáo lóng, yìshēng chī bù qióng
Bopomofo: ㄅㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄉㄢㄕˋ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ，ㄧˋ ㄕㄥㄔㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄩㄥˊ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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