穷极思变 — “When extremely poor, think of change”
穷极思变 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “When one reaches an extreme of poverty or difficulty, one must seek change; Necessity is the mother of invention; When at one's wit's end, one must find new ways”. Literally, “when extremely poor, think of change”.
穷极思变 Pronunciation and Pinyin
穷极思变 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 穷极思变
Idioms Related to 穷极思变
Synonyms of 穷极思变
More idioms starting with 穷
- qióng穷bù不yǔ与fù富dòu斗，，fù富bù不yǔ与guān官dòu斗poor can't fight rich, rich can't fight officials
- qióng穷bù不shī失yì义Poor but righteous
- qióng穷qiě且yì益jiān坚adversity strengthens character
- qióng穷xiāng乡pì僻rǎng壤remote and backward place
- qióng穷chǐ侈jí极shē奢extremely extravagant and luxurious
- qióng穷chǐ侈jí极yù欲live in extreme luxury and indulgence
- qióng穷ér儿zhà乍fù富poor person suddenly becomes wealthy
- qióng穷ér儿bào暴fù富poor child suddenly rich
- qióng穷guāng光dàn蛋a penniless person
- qióng穷bīng兵jí极wǔ武exhaust military resources for aggressive wars
- qióng穷bīng兵dú黩wǔ武exhaust military resources in aggressive warfare
- qióng穷xiōng凶jí极è恶utterly vicious and ruthless
Recommended tools
Picture Worksheets
Chinese and English fill-in vocabulary worksheets
Open the tool →
Stroke Order Animator
Turn a Chinese character or sentence into a GIF or MP4
Open the tool →
Writing Worksheets
Printable tracing sheets with a QR learning companion
Open the tool →
Character Highlight Animator
Choose character parts and animate their colors, together or in stroke order
Open the tool →Questions about 穷极思变
What does 穷极思变 mean?
穷极思变 (qióng jí sī biàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “When one reaches an extreme of poverty or difficulty, one must seek change; Necessity is the mother of invention; When at one's wit's end, one must find new ways”.
How do you pronounce 穷极思变?
穷极思变 is pronounced qióng jí sī biàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 穷极思变 literally mean?
Literally, 穷极思变 means “when extremely poor, think of change”. It is used to mean “When one reaches an extreme of poverty or difficulty, one must seek change; Necessity is the mother of invention; When at one's wit's end, one must find new ways”.
What is the Chinese definition of 穷极思变?
指在穷困艰难的时候，就要想办法改变现状。