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穷当益坚

qióngdāngyìjiān

Traditional: 窮當益堅

poor but ambitious (idiom); hard-pressed but determined / the worse one's position, the harder one must fight back

Character Breakdown

穷
qióng
poor, destitute; to exhaust
HSK 4
当
dāng
appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells
HSK 3
益
yì
to profit, to benefit; advantage
HSK 5
坚
jiān
hard, strong; firm, resolute
HSK 4

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