poor but not flattering(pín ér wú chǎn)

poor but not flattering

Poor but not flattering, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is p í n é RW ú ch ǎ n, which means that although poor but not flattering. From the Analects of Confucius.

The origin of Idioms

The Analects of Confucius, written by Lu kongqiu in the spring and Autumn Period: "poor but not flattering, rich but not arrogant, what is it like?"

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate or attributive; used of a person's character. example since ancient times, Tao has been poor but not flattering, willing to be greedy and proud, ungrateful and inflamed? The story of jingchai by Ke Danqiu in Yuan Dynasty

Chinese PinYin : pín ér wú chǎn