贫 贱 不 能 移

pínjiànbùnéngyí

not shaken by poverty; to preserve one's ambitions although destitute

Traditional 貧賤不能移

Meaning

pínjiànbùnéngyípin2 jian4 bu4 neng2 yi2

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pín · poor, needy, impoverished; lacking

Radical 贝 · 8 strokes · Parts 分贝

Ideographic: Money 贝 that must be split 分; 分 also provides the pronunciation

jiàn · cheap, low, mean, worthless

Radical 贝 · 9 strokes · Parts 贝戋

Ideographic: Costing little 戋 money 贝; 戋 also provides the pronunciation

bù · no, not, un-; negative prefix

Radical 一 · 4 strokes

Ideographic: A bird flying toward the sky 一

néng · can, may; capable, full of energy

Radical ⺼ · 10 strokes · Parts 厶⺼匕匕

Pictographic: A bear's head 厶, body ⺼, and claws 匕

yí · to shift, to move about, to drift

Radical 禾 · 11 strokes · Parts 禾多

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