when a man is poor , he is lacking in wisdom
In Chinese, Pinyin is R é nqi ó ngzh ì Du ǎ n, which means that when people have no way to go, they are slow in thinking, and there are not many ways. From chicken ribs.
Analysis of Idioms
A poor man is short of wisdom
Idiom usage
We can't be poor and resourceful.
The origin of Idioms
The second volume of "chicken ribs series" quotes Chen Wuji's poem: "a poor man makes a short wit, and a thousand skillful men make a short wit."
when a man is poor , he is lacking in wisdom
a heap of musty old books or papers - gù zhǐ duī
length of land on small picture - chǐ shān cùn shuǐ
would not explain unless one is desperately anxious to learn - bù fèn bù qǐ