饿得死懒汉，饿不死穷汉餓得死懶漢，餓不死窮漢餓得死懶漢，餓不死窮漢

a lazy man can starve, a poor man won't

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Anyone willing to work will find a way to live, however poor. It praises diligence.

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Simplified: 饿得死懒汉，饿不死穷汉
Traditional (Taiwan): 餓得死懶漢，餓不死窮漢
Pinyin: è de sǐ lǎnhàn, è bù sǐ qiónghàn
Bopomofo: ㄜˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄙˇ ㄌㄢˇ ㄏㄢˋ，ㄜˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄙˇ ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄏㄢˋ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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