朝廷还有三门穷亲戚朝廷還有三門窮親戚朝廷還有三門窮親戚

even the imperial court has three poor relatives

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Even the richest and highest families are bound to have some poor relations.

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Simplified: 朝廷还有三门穷亲戚
Traditional (Taiwan): 朝廷還有三門窮親戚
Pinyin: cháotíng háiyǒu sānmén qióng qīnqi
Bopomofo: ㄔㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄞˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄙㄢㄇㄣˊ ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄣ ˙ㄑㄧ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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