贵不忘贱，新不忘旧貴不忘賤，新不忘舊貴不忘賤，新不忘舊

when honoured, don't forget the humble; with the new, don't forget the old

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Advice not to forget your humble past once you rise in status, or your old friends once you have new ones. Approving, moral advice.

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Simplified: 贵不忘贱，新不忘旧
Traditional (Taiwan): 貴不忘賤，新不忘舊
Pinyin: guì bú wàng jiàn, xīn bú wàng jiù
Bopomofo: ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˊ ㄨㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ，ㄒㄧㄣㄅㄨˊ ㄨㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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