饿则思饱，冷则思暖，病则思健，穷则思变餓則思飽，冷則思暖，病則思健，窮則思變餓則思飽，冷則思暖，病則思健，窮則思變

when hungry think of being full, when cold of warmth, when ill of health, when poor of change

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: People in hard times long for a better life and look for change.

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Simplified: 饿则思饱，冷则思暖，病则思健，穷则思变
Traditional (Taiwan): 餓則思飽，冷則思暖，病則思健，窮則思變
Pinyin: è zé sī bǎo, lěng zé sī nuǎn, bìng zé sī jiàn, qióngzésībiàn
Bopomofo: ㄜˋ ㄗㄜˊ ㄙㄅㄠˇ，ㄌㄥˇ ㄗㄜˊ ㄙㄋㄨㄢˇ，ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄗㄜˊ ㄙㄐㄧㄢˋ，ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄗㄜˊ ㄙㄅㄧㄢˋ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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