贫不学俭，卑不学恭貧不學儉，卑不學恭貧不學儉，卑不學恭

the poor needn't learn thrift; the lowly needn't learn deference

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Poverty makes people frugal and low status makes them humble without being taught. It observes that social and economic position shapes behaviour.

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Simplified: 贫不学俭，卑不学恭
Traditional (Taiwan): 貧不學儉，卑不學恭
Pinyin: pínbùxuéjiǎn, bēi bù xué gōng
Bopomofo: ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ，ㄅㄟㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄍㄨㄥ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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