笑贫不笑娼

xiào pín bù xiào chāng

Definisi

1. the notion in society that it's better to get ahead in the world by abandoning one's scruples than to suffer poverty
2. lit. despising poverty but not prostitution (idiom)

Kata penyusun 笑贫不笑娼

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 笑 笑 xiào: to laugh; to smile
• 娼 娼 chāng: prostitute
• 贫 贫 pín: poor