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嫌贫爱富

xián pín ài fù

4-character word Traditional 嫌貧愛富

What 嫌贫爱富 means

1. to favor the rich and disdain the poor (idiom)
2. snobbish

The characters in 嫌贫爱富

• 嫌xiánto dislike; suspicion; resentment
• 贫pínpoor; inadequate; deficient
• 爱àito love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth)…
• 富fùrich; abundant; wealthy

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