Progressing from characters to words and idioms marks advanced Chinese. This guide freely explains 「樂退安貧」 for your learning.
Today’s spotlight is on the Chinese idiom 「樂退安貧」. You’ll find its explanation and usage below.
It means being willing to humble oneself and be content with poverty.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
lè tuì ān pín
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
lok6/ngok6 teui3 on1 pan4
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