穷在闹市无人问,富在深山有远亲 qióng zài nào shì wú rén wèn , fù zài shēn shān yǒu yuǎn qīn

DEFINITIONS

  1. the poor are ignored in the busiest city; the rich will find relatives in the deepest mountain

CHARACTERS

穷 qióng poor, destitute, impoverished
在 zài be at, in, on; consist in, rest
闹 nào quarrel; dispute hotly
市 shì market, fair; city, town; trade
无 wú negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71
人 rén man; people; mankind; someone else
问 wèn ask about, inquire after
富 fù abundant, ample; rich, wealthy
在 zài be at, in, on; consist in, rest
深 shēn deep; depth; far; very, extreme
山 shān mountain, hill, peak
有 yǒu have, own, possess; exist
远 yuǎn distant, remote, far; profound
亲 qīn relatives, parents; intimate the hazel nut or filbert tree a thorny tree