勤勞不虞匱乏 qín láo bù yú kuì fá

DEFINITIONS

  1. Poverty is a stranger to industry. (idiom)

CHARACTERS

勤 qín
HSK 5
industrious, diligent, attentive
勞 láo labor, toil, do manual work
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
虞 yú concerned about, anxious, worried
匱 kuì to lack
乏 fá
HSK 5
lack; poor