穷不失义 — “Poor but not losing righteousness”
穷不失义 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to maintain one's integrity and moral principles even when impoverished; to remain righteous despite poverty”. Literally, “Poor but not losing righteousness”.
穷不失义 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- 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
- qióng穷xiōng凶jí极bèi悖utterly brutal and perverse
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Open the tool →Questions about 穷不失义
What does 穷不失义 mean?
穷不失义 (qióng bù shī yì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to maintain one's integrity and moral principles even when impoverished; to remain righteous despite poverty”.
How do you pronounce 穷不失义?
穷不失义 is pronounced qióng bù shī yì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 穷不失义 literally mean?
Literally, 穷不失义 means “Poor but not losing righteousness”. It is used to mean “to maintain one's integrity and moral principles even when impoverished; to remain righteous despite poverty”.
What is the Chinese definition of 穷不失义?
义：礼义。虽然穷困，但不失礼义。