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Chinese
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greedy
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letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word |
to get; to obtain; to only have to get; to obtain; to only have; to just have |
(classifier)
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poor
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| trad. (貪字得個貧)
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貪
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字
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得
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個
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貧
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| simp. (贪字得个贫)
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贪
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字
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得
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个
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贫
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| Literally: “with the word 'greed', there is only 'poverty'”.
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Etymology
From the graphical similarity between 貪 (“to be greedy; greed”) and 貧 (“to be poor; poverty”).
Pronunciation
Proverb
貪字得個貧
- (Cantonese) Do not be greedy or you will suffer losses; grasp all, lose all
Synonyms