指亲不富，看嘴不饱指親不富，看嘴不飽指親不富，看嘴不飽

counting on relatives won't make you rich; watching others' mouths won't fill you up

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Relying on relatives and friends for help will not make you prosperous; you must rely on yourself. Advisory.

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Simplified: 指亲不富，看嘴不饱
Traditional (Taiwan): 指親不富，看嘴不飽
Pinyin: zhǐ qīn bú fù, kàn zuǐ bù bǎo
Bopomofo: ㄓˇ ㄑㄧㄣㄅㄨˊ ㄈㄨˋ，ㄎㄢˋ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄠˇ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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