窮山惡水出刁民

Chinese
very poor and adverse natural environment
 
to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)
 crafty and malevolent people
trad. (窮山惡水出刁民) 窮山惡水 出 刁民
simp. (穷山恶水出刁民) 穷山恶水 出 刁民

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): qióngshān'èshuǐ chū diāomín
    (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄕㄢ ㄜˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄨ ㄉㄧㄠ ㄇㄧㄣˊ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): kung4 saan1 ok3 seoi2 ceot1 diu1 maan4

Proverb

窮山惡水出刁民

  1. very poor and adverse natural environments produce crafty and malevolent people
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