窮家富路

简 穷家富路 · 繁 窮家富路
Mandarin · pinyin qióng jiā fù lù

Meanings

  1. (idiom) at home be frugal, but when traveling be prepared to spend
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窮
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家
jiā · house, home, residence; family
富
fù · abundant, ample; rich, wealthy
路
lù · road, path, street; journey
穷
qióng · poor, destitute, impoverished
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2–1–4–4 · qiong2 jia1 fu4 lu4

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窮家富路 · qiong2 jia1 fu4 lu4
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Exact source record窮家富路 穷家富路 [qiong2 jia1 fu4 lu4] /(idiom) at home be frugal, but when traveling be prepared to spend/