人窮志短 rén qióng zhì duǎn

DEFINITIONS

  1. poor and with low expectations
  2. poverty stunts ambition

CHARACTERS

人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
窮 qióng poor, destitute, impoverished
志 zhì
HSK 4
purpose, will, determination; annals
短 duǎn
HSK 3
short; brief; deficient, lacking