纵有大厦千间，不过身眠七尺縱有大廈千間，不過身眠七尺縱有大廈千間，不過身眠七尺

even with a thousand rooms in a mansion, you sleep in only seven feet

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: A person's real needs are limited, so don't be greedy.

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Simplified: 纵有大厦千间，不过身眠七尺
Traditional (Taiwan): 縱有大廈千間，不過身眠七尺
Pinyin: zòng yǒu dàshà qiān jiān, búguò shēn mián qīchǐ
Pinyin (Taiwan): zōng yǒu dàshà qiān jiān, búguò shēn mián qīchǐ
Bopomofo: ㄗㄨㄥㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄕㄚˋ ㄑㄧㄢㄐㄧㄢ，ㄅㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄣㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄔˇ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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