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富不过三代
富不過三代
fùbùguòsāndài
1. wealth never survives three generations (idiom)

Character Breakdown

富
fù
abundant, ample; rich, wealthy
HSK 4 12 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1 4 丶
过
guò
pass; to go across, to pass through
HSK 2 6 丶
三
sān
three
HSK 1 3 丶
代
dài
era, generation; to substitute for, to replace
HSK 5 5 丶

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