貧乏人

びんぼうにん

Meanings

1. Noun poor person; the poor

Kanji

• 貧 poor. Read as ビン.
• 乏 scarce. Read as ボウ.
• 人 person. Read as ニン.

Example sentences

• 金持ちは貧乏人を軽蔑しがちだ。
  The rich are apt to look down upon the poor.
• お金持ちは貧乏人を見下しがちである。
  The rich are apt to look down upon the poor.
• 金持ちは時に貧乏人を見下します。
  The rich sometimes despise the poor.
• 金持ちにも貧乏人と同じく悩みがある。
  The rich have troubles as well as the poor.
• 願っただけで望みがかなうなら貧乏人も金持ちになれようが。
  If wishes were horses, beggars might ride.

Words containing 貧乏人

• 貧乏人の子沢山 (びんぼうにんのこだくさん) poor households have many children

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