穷当益坚

qióngdāngyìjiān

The greater the adversity, the stronger the will.

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qiong2 dang1 yi4 jian1

poor but ambitious (idiom); hard-pressed but determined, the worse one's position, the harder one must fight back

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穷当益坚

qióng dāng yì jiān

The more hard-pressed, the more one must become steadfast and firm.

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窮當益堅|穷当益坚 [qióng dāng yì jiān] ► poor but ambitious (idiom); hard-pressed but determined ► the worse one's position, the harder one must fight back