poor and stronger
In Chinese, the Pinyin is Qi ó ngqi ě y ì Ji ā n, which means that the poorer the situation is, the stronger the will should be. It comes from the biography of Ma Yuan in the book of the later Han Dynasty.
Notes on Idioms
Poor: poor; benefit: more.
The origin of Idioms
"After the Han Dynasty · Ma Yuan biography" says: "husband for ambition, the poor when the strong, the old when the strong."
Idiom usage
As a predicate or object; used to admonish. example when you are old and strong, you'd better move your heart to the white head, be poor and strong, and never lose your ambition. Farewell preface to Tengwang Pavilion by Wang Bo of Tang Dynasty
Chinese PinYin : qióng qiě yì jiān
poor and stronger
Eat like a wolf and eat like a tiger. láng cān hǔ shì
only one in a hundred is chosen. bǎi lǐ tiāo yī
Drinking water to know the source. yǐn shuǐ zhī yuán
with tangled hair and plain clothes. luàn tóu cū fú
all the old and recent sorrows. jiù hèn xīn chóu