It is better to be poor than to be rich(nìng kě qīng pín，bù zuò zhuó fù)

It is better to be poor than to be rich

It is better to be poor than to be rich. It means to suffer poverty rather than to enjoy wealth.

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I would rather suffer poverty from innocence than enjoy wealth from filth.

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In Song Dynasty, Shi Daoyuan's Jingde Zhuandeng Lu Zhaoqing daokuang said, "it's better to be poor and happy than to be rich and worried."

Chinese PinYin : nìng kě qīng pín，bù zuò zhuó fù