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上品無寒門下品無世族 (soeng6 ban2 mou4 hon4 mun4 haa6 ban2 mou4 sai3 zuk6) — the poor remain poor, the rich remain wealthy in Cantonese

soengˍ₆上banˊ²品mouˎ₄無honˎ₄寒munˎ₄門haaˍ₆下banˊ²品mouˎ₄無sai˗₃世zukˍ₆族
简 上品无寒门下品无世族
Mandarin Pinyin: shang4 pin3 wu2 han2 men2 xia4 pin3 wu2 shi4 zu2

Meaning of 上品無寒門下品無世族

nounthe poor remain poor, the rich remain wealthy

Characters in 上品無寒門下品無世族

上soeng6
preceding; previous; last
品ban2
find out
無mou4
no matter what (or how); not yet
寒hon4
tremble
門mun4
the key; turning point
下haa6
formulate; work out; set down
世sai3
world
族zuk6
race; ethnic group; nationality

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