穷当益坚

qióng dāng yì jiān

Definitionen

1. poor but ambitious (idiom); hard-pressed but determined
2. the worse one's position, the harder one must fight back

Bestandteilwörter von 穷当益坚

• 当 dāng: (onom.) dong
• 当 dàng: at or in the very same...
• 穷 qióng: poor
• 坚 jiān: strong
• 益 yì: benefit