饥时一粒，胜似饱时一斗飢時一粒，勝似飽時一鬥飢時一粒，勝似飽時一鬥

a single grain when hungry beats a peck when full

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: A little help at a time of real need is worth more than plenty given when one is well off.

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Simplified: 饥时一粒，胜似饱时一斗
Traditional (Taiwan): 飢時一粒，勝似飽時一鬥
Pinyin: jī shí yí lì, shèngsì bǎo shí yì dǒu
Pinyin (Taiwan): jī shí yí lì, shèngsì bǎo shí yí dòu
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄕˊ ㄧˊ ㄌㄧˋ，ㄕㄥˋ ㄙˋ ㄅㄠˇ ㄕˊ ㄧˊ ㄉㄡˋ

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

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