Poor man and short wit

Poor man and short wit

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is R é NP í nzh ì Du ǎ n, which means that when a person has no way to go, his mind is slow, and there are few ways. It comes from "ancient and modern novels: Chen Yushi's skillful exploration of gold hairpin and mother of pearl.".

Idiom usage

It refers to the intelligence of the poor

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: poor and short

The origin of Idioms

In the ancient and modern novels, Chen Yushi's skillful exploration of the gold hairpin and the mother of pearl: "as the saying goes, the Taoist is poor and short of wisdom. How can he be so poor that he is so ignorant?"

Idiom explanation

When people have no way to go, they are slow in thinking, and there are few ways. It is the same as "people are poor and wisdom is short".