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穷在闹市无人问,富在深山有远亲

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qióng zài nào shì wú rén wèn , fù zài shēn shān yǒu yuǎn qīn

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

Child Words of 穷在闹市无人问,富在深山有远亲

人
rén

person; people

问
wèn

to ask; to inquire

在
zài

to exist; to be alive

富
fù

rich

山
shān

mountain; hill (CL:座[zuò])

市
shì

market

有
yǒu

to have; there is

深
shēn

deep (lit. and fig.)

无
wú

not to have

穷
qióng

poor

亲
qīn

parent

亲
qìng

parents-in-law of one's offspring

远
yuǎn

far

远
yuàn

to distance oneself from (classical)

闹
nào

noisy

深山
shēn shān

deep in the mountains

无人
wú rén

unmanned

远亲
yuǎn qīn

a distant relative

闹市
nào shì

downtown area

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