穷有好时,富有倒时窮有好時,富有倒時窮有好時,富有倒時

the poor have their good times, the rich have their downfalls

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Fortunes change: the poor may prosper and the rich may fall. Encouraging, or a warning against arrogance.

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Simplified: 穷有好时,富有倒时
Traditional (Taiwan): 窮有好時,富有倒時
Pinyin: qióng yǒu hǎo shí,fùyǒu dǎo shí
Pinyin (Taiwan): qióng yǒu hǎo shí,fùyǒu dào shí
Bopomofo: ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄏㄠˇ ㄕˊ,ㄈㄨˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄕˊ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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