救急不救穷 jiù jí bù jiù qióng

DEFINITIONS

  1. help the starving but not the poor (idiom)

CHARACTERS

救 jiù
HSK 5
save, rescue, relieve; help, aid
急 jí
HSK 3
quick, quickly; urgent, pressing
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
救 jiù
HSK 5
save, rescue, relieve; help, aid
穷 qióng
HSK 4
poor, destitute, impoverished