穷在闹市无人问,富在深山有远亲 in English qiong2 zai4 nao4 shi4 wu2 ren2 wen4 , fu4 zai4 shen1 shan1 you3 yuan3 qin1 Meaning

Meanings

  • the poor are ignored in the busiest city; the rich will find relatives in the deepest mountain

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Pinyin

qiong2 zai4 nao4 shi4 wu2 ren2 wen4 , fu4 zai4 shen1 shan1 you3 yuan3 qin1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

qiong2poor zai4(located) at nao4variant of 鬧|闹[nao4] shi4market wu2not to have ren2man wen4to ask fu4surname Fu zai4(located) at shen1old variant of 深[shen1] shan1surname Shan you3to have yuan3far qin1parent