百巧千穷 — “A hundred skills, a thousand poverties”
百巧千穷 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a highly skilled or talented person encountering adverse circumstances or poverty; a paradox where ability doesn't bring prosperity”. Literally, “a hundred skills, a thousand poverties”.
百巧千穷 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- bǎi百wàn万xióng雄bīng兵a vast and mighty army
- bǎi百wàn万xióng雄shī师a vast and mighty army
- bǎi百zhàng丈gān竿tóu头pinnacle of achievement, strive for more
- bǎi百xià下bǎi百quán全perfectly accurate and unfailingly successful
- bǎi百xià下bǎi百zháo着unfailingly successful
- bǎi百bù不yī一cún存not one in a hundred remains
- bǎi百bù不yī一shuǎng爽always accurate and reliable
- bǎi百bù不yī一dài贷make no exceptions
- bǎi百bù不yī一yù遇extremely rare
- bǎi百bù不wèi为duō多，，yī一bù不wèi为shǎo少Excellent things are always valuable
- bǎi百bù不shī失yī一unerringly accurate
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What does 百巧千穷 mean?
百巧千穷 (bǎi qiǎo qiān qióng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a highly skilled or talented person encountering adverse circumstances or poverty; a paradox where ability doesn't bring prosperity”.
How do you pronounce 百巧千穷?
百巧千穷 is pronounced bǎi qiǎo qiān qióng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 百巧千穷 literally mean?
Literally, 百巧千穷 means “a hundred skills, a thousand poverties”. It is used to mean “a highly skilled or talented person encountering adverse circumstances or poverty; a paradox where ability doesn't bring prosperity”.
What is the Chinese definition of 百巧千穷?
指有才能者境遇反而不好。