憎人富貴厭人窮 (zang1 jan4 fu3 gwai3 jim3 jan4 kung4) — to hate rich people and to loathe poor… in Cantonese

zangˉ¹憎janˎ₄人fu˗₃富gwai˗₃貴jim˗₃厭janˎ₄人kungˎ₄窮

简憎人富贵厌人穷

Mandarin Pinyin: zeng1 ren2 fu4 gui4 yan4 ren2 qiong2

Meaning of 憎人富貴厭人窮

nounto hate rich people and to loathe poor people, it means one is selfish and lacks integrity

keoiˏ₅佢zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係zang˗₃憎janˎ₄人fu˗₃富gwai˗₃貴jim˗₃厭janˎ₄人kung4.窮。

He really envies the rich and despises the poor.

niˉ¹呢diˉ¹啲janˎ₄人zang˗₃憎janˎ₄人fu˗₃富gwai˗₃貴jim˗₃厭janˎ₄人kung4.窮。

These people envy the rich and despise the poor.

neiˏ₅你gam˗₃咁zang˗₃憎janˎ₄人fu˗₃富gwai˗₃貴jim˗₃厭janˎ₄人kung4?窮？

Are you so envious of the rich and disdainful of the poor?

keoiˏ₅佢zauˍ₆就haiˍ₆係zang˗₃憎janˎ₄人fu˗₃富gwai˗₃貴jim˗₃厭janˎ₄人kung4.窮。

He is the type to envy the rich and despise the poor.

zouˍ₆做janˎ₄人mˎ₄唔houˊ²好zang˗₃憎janˎ₄人fu˗₃富gwai˗₃貴jim˗₃厭janˎ₄人kung4.窮。

Don't be envious of the rich and despise the poor when you live.

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