人窮志不窮 rén qióng zhì bù qióng

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
窮 qióng poor, destitute, impoverished
志 zhì
HSK 4
purpose, will, determination; annals
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
窮 qióng poor, destitute, impoverished