扶贫要扶本扶貧要扶本扶貧要扶本

to help the poor, you must help at the root

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Poverty relief should deal with the root causes, not just hand out temporary aid. Close to 'teach a man to fish'.

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Simplified: 扶贫要扶本
Traditional (Taiwan): 扶貧要扶本
Pinyin: fúpín yào fú běn
Bopomofo: ㄈㄨˊ ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄅㄣˇ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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