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穷在闹市无人问，富在深山有远亲

qióng zài nào shì wú rén wèn , fù zài shēn shān yǒu yuǎn qīndictionary entry
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the poor are ignored in the busiest city / the rich will find relatives in the deepest mountain
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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.

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Original source entry:

窮在鬧市無人問，富在深山有遠親 穷在闹市无人问，富在深山有远亲 [qiong2 zai4 nao4 shi4 wu2 ren2 wen4 , fu4 zai4 shen1 shan1 you3 yuan3 qin1] /the poor are ignored in the busiest city; the rich will find relatives in the deepest mountain/

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Other forms in these source records: 窮在鬧市無人問，富在深山有遠親

  • 穷
    qióng

    poor / destitute / to use up / to exhaust / thoroughly / extremely / (coll.) persistently and pointlessly

  • 在
    zài

    to exist / to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

  • 闹
    nào

    noisy / boisterous / bustling / lively / to make noise / to cause a disturbance / to express / to vent (feelings) / to experience (an illness, disaster, famine etc) / to fool around / to engage in (an activity, often vigorously or disruptively)

  • 市
    shì

    market / city / municipality (administrative unit) / (literary) to trade / to buy and sell goods

  • 无
    mó

    used in 南無|南无[nā mó]

    wú

    not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less

  • 人
  • 问
    wèn

    to ask / to inquire

  • 富
    fù

    rich / abundant / wealthy

    Fù

    surname Fu

  • 在
    zài

    to exist / to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

  • 深
    shēn

    (lit. and fig.) deep

  • 山
    shān

    mountain / hill (CL:座[zuò]) / (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on

    Shān

    surname Shan

  • 有
    yǒu

    to have / there is / (bound form) having / with / -ful / -ed / -al (as in 有意[yǒu yì] intentional)

  • 远
    yuǎn

    far / distant / remote / (intensifier in a comparison) by far / much (lower etc)

    yuàn

    to distance oneself from (classical)

  • 亲
    qīn

    parent / one's own (flesh and blood) / relative / related / marriage / bride / close / intimate / in person / first-hand / in favor of / pro- / to kiss / (Internet slang) dear

    qìng

    parents-in-law of one's offspring

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.