We aim to support your Chinese studies with free resources. In this series, we explore idioms and proverbs, full of meaning. Today’s feature is 「人貧智短」, explained below.
This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「人貧智短」, with its definition and usage detailed below.
It means that when people have no way out, their thinking becomes dull and they don’t have many solutions. Same as “A poor man has little wisdom.”
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
rén pín zhì duǎn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yan4 pan4 ji3 dyun2
Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.
