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

the rich are favored, the poor are ignored

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
poor; destitute; thoroughly
(located) at; (to be) in
variant of nào; noisy; cacophonous
city; market
not; no; not to have
person; people; man
to ask
rich; wealthy; abundant
(located) at; (to be) in
deep; deeply; (of a color) dark
mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain
to have; there is; there are
far; distant; remote
close; intimate; to kiss