笑貧不笑娼

笑貧不笑娼

See also: 笑贫不笑娼

Chinese

		laugh; smile	poor	not; no	laugh; smile	prostitute
trad. (笑貧不笑娼)		笑	貧	不	笑	娼
simp. (笑贫不笑娼)		笑	贫	不	笑	娼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàopínbùxiàochāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄔㄤ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xiàopínbùxiàochāng [Phonetic: xiàopínbúxiàochāng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄔㄤ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiawpynbushiawchang
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ pʰin³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵⁵/

Phrase

笑貧不笑娼

1. the notion in society that it's better to get ahead in the world by abandoning one's scruples than to suffer poverty
2. (idiomatic) lit. despising poverty but not prostitution