人穷志短 (人窮志短) rén qióng zhì duǎn
rén qióng zhì duǎn
set phrase
poor and with low expectations; poverty stunts ambition
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
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Notes: (CC-CEDICT '人窮志短')
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- Hsing Yun Diary 31 - Protecting the Heart, Turning the Situation: The Strength of Life 星雲日記31~守心轉境 生命力(1994/10/1~1994/10/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1994/9-1996/12) 《星雲日記(1994/9~1996/12)》 — count: 1
- Chapter 4: Going Against Common Wisdom - Society in the Past 卷四 激發智慧 ■都會過去 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 11 - Life's Possessions 《人間萬事11-生命的擁有》 — count: 1