未穷先穷不穷，未富先富不富未窮先窮不窮，未富先富不富未窮先窮不窮，未富先富不富

plan as poor before you are poor and you won't be poor; live as rich before you are rich and you won't be rich

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Budget thriftily before hardship comes and you'll avoid poverty; spend lavishly before you're wealthy and you'll never be rich.

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Simplified: 未穷先穷不穷，未富先富不富
Traditional (Taiwan): 未窮先窮不窮，未富先富不富
Pinyin: wèi qióng xiān qióng bù qióng, wèi fù xiān fù bú fù
Bopomofo: ㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄢㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄩㄥˊ，ㄨㄟˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄢㄈㄨˋ ㄅㄨˊ ㄈㄨˋ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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