窮則思變 qióng zé sī biàn

DEFINITIONS

  1. when you hit bottom, you have to come up with a new approach (idiom)

CHARACTERS

窮 qióng poor, destitute, impoverished
則 zé rule, law, regulation; grades
思 sī think, consider, ponder; final particle
變 biàn change, transform, alter; rebel