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窮家富路

简穷家富路 · 繁窮家富路

Mandarin · pinyin qióng jiā fù lù

(idiom) at home be frugal, but when traveling be prepared to spend

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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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