穷在闹市无人问，富在深山有远亲

Traditional form:

窮在鬧市無人問，富在深山有遠親

Pinyin (reading):

qióngzàinàoshìwúrénwèn,fùzàishēnshānyǒuyuǎnqīn

Definitions:

• the poor are ignored in the busiest city; the rich will find relatives in the deepest mountain

Characters:

• 穷 - poor, destitute; to exhaust
• 在 - at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense
• 闹 - busy, lively; to dispute, to quarrel
• 市 - city, town; market, fair; to trade
• 无 - no, not; lacking, -less
• 人 - man, person; people
• 问 - to ask about, to inquire after
• 富 - abundant, ample; rich, wealthy
• 在 - at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense
• 深 - deep, profound; depth
• 山 - mountain, hill, peak
• 有 - to have, to own, to possess; to exist
• 远 - distant, remote, far; profound
• 亲 - relatives, parents; intimate; the hazelnut tree

Traditional characters:

• 窮 - poor, destitute; to exhaust
• 在 - at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense
• 鬧 - busy, lively; to dispute, to quarrel
• 市 - city, town; market, fair; to trade
• 無 - no, not; lacking, -less
• 人 - man, person; people
• 問 - to ask about, to inquire after
• 富 - abundant, ample; rich, wealthy
• 在 - at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense
• 深 - deep, profound; depth
• 山 - mountain, hill, peak
• 有 - to have, to own, to possess; to exist
• 遠 - distant, remote, far; profound
• 親 - relatives, parents; intimate; the hazelnut tree