不患寡而患不均 in English bu4 huan4 gua3 er2 huan4 bu4 jun1 Meaning

Meanings

  • do not worry about scarcity, but rather about uneven distribution (idiomatic expression, from Analects)

Simplified Characters

不 患 寡 而 患 不 均

Traditional Characters

不 患 寡 而 患 不 均

Pinyin

bu4 huan4 gua3 er2 huan4 bu4 jun1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

不bu4(negative prefix) 患huan4to suffer (from illness) 寡gua3few 而er2and 患huan4to suffer (from illness) 不bu4(negative prefix) 均jun1equal