人窮志不窮 rén qióng zhì bù qióng

poor but with great ambitions (idiom); poor but principled

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. poor but with great ambitions (idiom)
  2. 2. poor but principled

Characters

Character Meaning
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man
窮 qióng
poor; destitute; thoroughly
志 zhì HSK 4
aspiration; ambition; the will
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
窮 qióng
poor; destitute; thoroughly