穷则思变 in English qiong2 ze2 si1 bian4 Meaning

Meanings

  • when you hit bottom, you have to come up with a new approach (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

穷 则 思 变

Traditional Characters

窮 則 思 變

Pinyin

qiong2 ze2 si1 bian4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

穷qiong2poor 则ze2(conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but 思si1to think 变bian4to change