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富不過三代

简富不过三代 · 繁富不過三代

Mandarin · pinyin fù bù guò sān dài

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富: fù · abundant, ample; rich, wealthy
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
過: guò · pass, pass through, go across
三: sān · three
代: dài · replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation
过: guò · pass, pass through, go across

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

4–4–4–1–4 · fu4 bu4 guo4 san1 dai4

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fu3 bat1 gwo3 saam1 doi6

Cantonese word readings for 富不過三代. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

fu3 bat1 gwo3 saam1 doi6

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

clogs to clogs in three generations; wealth does not last beyond three generations