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勤劳不虞匮乏
勤勞不虞匱乏
qínláobùyúkuìfá
1. Poverty is a stranger to industry. (idiom)

Character Breakdown

勤
qín
industrious, diligent, attentive
HSK 5 13 丶
劳
láo
to labor, to toil; to do manual work
HSK 5 7 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1 4 丶
虞
yú
anxious, concerned, worried
13 丶
匮
kuì
to lack; lacking, deficient; exhausted; empty
11 丶
乏
fá
poor; short, lacking; tired
HSK 5 4 丶

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