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窮在鬧市無人問，富在深山有遠親

简穷在闹市无人问，富在深山有远亲 · 繁窮在鬧市無人問，富在深山有遠親

Mandarin · pinyin qióng zài nào shì wú rén wèn , fù zài shēn shān yǒu yuǎn qīn

the poor are ignored in the busiest city; the rich will find relatives in the deepest mountain

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窮: Look up this written character
在: zài · be at, in, on; consist in, rest
鬧: Look up this written character
市: shì · market, fair; city, town; trade
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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
問: wèn · ask (about), inquire after
富: fù · abundant, ample; rich, wealthy
深: shēn · deep; depth; far; very, extreme
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
遠: yuǎn · distant, remote, far; profound
親: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate
穷: qióng · poor, destitute, impoverished
闹: nào · quarrel; dispute hotly
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
问: wèn · ask about, inquire after
远: yuǎn · distant, remote, far; profound
亲: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate the hazel nut or filbert tree a thorny tree

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