笑貧不笑娼

笑
笑
贫
貧
不
不
笑
笑
娼
娼
the notion in society that it's better to get ahead in the world by abandoning one's scruples than to suffer poverty / lit. despising poverty but not prostitution (idiom)

Characters and words in 笑貧不笑娼

笑
咲
xiào = xi + ao4
old variant of 笑[xiao4]
笑
xiào = xi + ao4
laugh / smile / CL:個|个[ge4]
笑
xiào = xi + ao4
to laugh; to smile / to laugh at
贫
貧
pín = pi + (e)n2
poor / inadequate / deficient / garrulous
不
bù = bu + Ø4
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
娼
chāng = ch + ang1
prostitute

Words with 笑貧不笑娼

笑貧不笑娼 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 笑貧不笑娼

笑貧不笑娼 currently does not appear in any sentence.
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