人贫智短 — “Poverty dulls one's wits”
人贫智短 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Poverty dulls one's wits”. When one is poor, one is apt to be less resourceful and find it difficult to come up with good ideas or solutions. Literally, “A poor person's wisdom is short”.
Frequency
人贫智短 Pronunciation and Pinyin
人贫智短 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 人贫智短
他现在手头很紧，所以常常感到人贫智短，想不出好的解决办法。
He's currently very tight on money, so he often feels that poverty dulls his wits and he can't come up with good solutions.
Idioms Related to 人贫智短
Synonyms of 人贫智短
More idioms starting with 人
- rén人yī一jǐ己bǎi百make hundredfold effort to catch up
- rén人dīng丁xīng兴wàng旺a flourishing and growing family
- rén人bù不wèi为jǐ己，，tiān天zhū诛dì地miè灭Heaven and Earth condemn the unselfish
- rén人bù不rén人，，guǐ鬼bù不guǐ鬼looking ghastly or grotesque
- rén人bù不kě可mào貌xiàng相Don't judge a person by appearance
- rén人bù不kě可mào貌xiàng相，，hǎi海shuǐ水bù不kě可dǒu斗liáng量Never judge a person by appearance
- rén人bù不fàn犯wǒ我，，wǒ我bù不fàn犯rén人I will not offend unless offended
- rén人bù不zhī知，，guǐ鬼bù不jué觉done in complete secrecy
- rén人bù不liáo聊shēng生people can't make a living
- rén人bù不zì自ān安people are feeling uneasy
- rén人shì世cāng沧sāng桑the vicissitudes of human life
- rén人zhōng中zhī之lóng龙an outstanding person
Recommended tools
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 →
Bingo Cards
Picture and word Bingo for your class
Open the tool →
Picture Worksheets
Chinese and English fill-in vocabulary worksheets
Open the tool →Questions about 人贫智短
What does 人贫智短 mean?
人贫智短 (rén pín zhì duǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Poverty dulls one's wits”.
How do you pronounce 人贫智短?
人贫智短 is pronounced rén pín zhì duǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 人贫智短 literally mean?
Literally, 人贫智短 means “a poor person's wisdom is short”. It is used to mean “Poverty dulls one's wits”.
What is the Chinese definition of 人贫智短?
指人一到无路可走的时候，思想迟钝，办法也就不多了。同“人穷智短”。