人穷志短 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 人穷志短

人穷志短 (人窮志短)

Definition poor and with low expectations / poverty stunts ambition

Idiom 穷 Distressed / 短 Short / People are in distress, and their ambitions are also small

Usage

Antonym 壮志凌云

中文释义人的处境困厄，志向也就小了。

Characters 人 rén 穷 (窮) qióng 志 zhì 短 duǎn

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