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穷当益坚
qióng dāng yì jiān
What 穷当益坚 means
- poor but ambitious (idiom); hard-pressed but determined
- the worse one's position, the harder one must fight back
The characters in 穷当益坚
- 穷qióngpoor; destitute; to use up
- 当dāng(onomatopoeia) dong; ding dong (bell)
- 益yìbenefit; profit; advantage
- 坚jiānstrong; solid; firm
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