贫贱之交不可忘，糟糠之妻不下堂貧賤之交不可忘，糟糠之妻不下堂貧賤之交不可忘，糟糠之妻不下堂

don't forget friends from poor days; don't cast out the wife who shared the dregs and chaff

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Once you are rich and successful, don't forget old friends or abandon the wife who stood by you in hard times. Approving and moral: don't forget your roots.

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Simplified: 贫贱之交不可忘，糟糠之妻不下堂
Traditional (Taiwan): 貧賤之交不可忘，糟糠之妻不下堂
Pinyin: pínjiànzhījiāo bùkě wàng, zāokāngzhīqībúxiàtáng
Bopomofo: ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄐㄧㄠㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄤˋ，ㄗㄠㄎㄤㄓㄑㄧㄅㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄊㄤˊ

Written with HSK 2 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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