释义 |
穷则变,变则通 | qióng zé biàn, biàn zé tōng | Poverty induces changes, changes may find a way out. (literal) • Necessity is the mother of invention. • Want is the mother of industry. [同义] 置之死地而后生 Despair gives courage to the coward. [源] 周易·系辞下:“穷则变,变则通,通则久。” |