Qióng suī qióng, háiyǒu sān dàn tóng.

窮雖窮, 還有三擔銅。

Lit Poor as one [who was once wealthy] has become, [(s)he] still has three dan of copper left.

Fig A rich family, even when going bankrupt, will still have some property left.

Note [Rhyme; one dàn is a unit of weight equal to fifty kilograms; see also dà chuán lànle and fùle pín above and shòu sǐ de luòtuo and tóng pén lànle below.]

Topics dǎn DECLINE PROPERTY RICH WEALTH