貪字貧字殼

Chinese

greedy
 
letter; symbol; character
letter; symbol; character; word
poor
 
letter; symbol; character
letter; symbol; character; word
shell
trad. (貪字貧字殼) 貪 字 貧 字 殼
simp. (贪字贫字壳) 贪 字 贫 字 壳
Literally: “the character 'greed' is shelled in the character'poverty'”.

Etymology

From the graphical similarity between 貪 (“to be greedy; greed”) and 貧 (“to be poor; poverty”).

Pronunciation


Proverb

貪字貧字殼

  1. (Southern Min) Do not be greedy or you will suffer losses

Synonyms

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