qióng jiā fù lùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) at home be frugal, but when traveling be prepared to spend
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-8dde9f731ba0c3fe. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

窮家富路 穷家富路 [qiong2 jia1 fu4 lu4] /(idiom) at home be frugal, but when traveling be prepared to spend/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

Reference information

The definitions above are from CC-CEDICT. Examples and usage notes are available on selected entries.

Character information

View the individual characters. Their meanings do not necessarily explain the meaning of the whole word.

Other forms in these source records: 窮家富路

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.