Jī cái qiānwàn bùrú bójì zài shēn.

積財千萬不如薄技在身。

Lit Hoarding a large fortune is not as good as [being] in possession of some slight [technical] skill.

Fig One can always make one's living if one has a skill.

Note [Cf. Yán Shì Jiā Xùn: Hǎn Xué; see also jiā wú shēnghuó jì below.]

Topics Hǎn Xué HOARDING SKILL WEALTH WORKING Yán_Shì_Jiā_Xùn