富不过三代

fù bù guò sān dài

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Definitions

  1. 1. wealth never survives three generations (idiom)

Child Words of 富不过三代

三
sān

three

不
bù

no; not so

不过
bù guò

only

代
dài

to substitute

富
fù

rich

过
guò

to cross

过
guo

(experienced action marker)

三代
sān dài

three generations of a family