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笑貧不笑娼 (siu3 pan4 bat1 siu3 coeng1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

笑貧不笑娼 (siu3 pan4 bat1 siu3 coeng1, xiào pín bù xiào chāng) — the notion in society that it's better to get ahead in the world by abandoning one's scruples than to suffer poverty; lit. despising poverty but not prostitution (idiom)

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 笑到碌地 (siu3 dou3 luk1 dei2) — hilarious
• 笑到肚刺 (siu3 dou3 tou5 cek3) — hilarious
• 笑到見牙唔見眼 (siu3 dou3 gin3 ngaa4 m4 gin3 ngaan5) — hilarious
• 笑口吟吟 (siu3 hau2 jam4 jam4) — (verb) smiling or grinning happily
• 笑口噬噬 (siu3 hau2 sai4 sai4) — grinning to feign cheerfulness
• 笑口棗 (siu3 hau2 zou2) — deep-fried sesame balls

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