笑贫不笑娼 | Chinese meaning

笑贫不笑娼【xiào pín bù xiào chāng】

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)

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)

HSK 11

含义smile, laugh, giggle; snicker

拼音xiào

HSK 6

含义poor, impoverished, needy

拼音pín

HSK 11

含义no, not; un-; negative prefix

拼音bù

含义prostitute, harlot

拼音chāng