富不過三代 fù bù guò sān dài

DEFINITIONS

  1. wealth never survives three generations (idiom)

CHARACTERS

富 fù
HSK 4
abundant, ample; rich, wealthy
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
過 guò pass, pass through, go across
三 sān
HSK 1
three
代 dài
HSK 5
replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation