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穷人的孩子早当家
/ qióng rén de hái zi zǎo dāng jiā /
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Collocation
1
我是穷人的孩子早当家
2
真是穷人的孩子早当家
3
这就叫穷人的孩子早当家
Definition
穷人的孩子早当家
Literally means:
children from poor families understand life early
Actually means:
children from poor families understand life early; poverty speeds up maturity
当家 means managing household affairs.
This phrase means that children from poor families tend to be more considerate, that they often learn to take care of their family members before their adulthood. It connotes a sense of praise or admiration. Commendatory.
当家，主持家务。
穷人的孩子早当家，穷人家的孩子懂事早，还没成年就挑起一家人的生活重担。含有赞赏之意。具有褒义色彩。
Example
Used as a minor sentence or as object. (作小句、宾语)
1
Qíongrén
穷人
de
的
háizi
孩子
zǎo
早
dāngjiā
当家
,
tā
他
shí
十
suì
岁
de
的
shíhou
时候
jiù
就
qù
去
tì
替
bàoguǎn
报馆
sòng
送
bào
报
,
shíèr
十二
suì
岁
kāishǐ
开始
dāng
当
xuétú
学徒
,
shíliù
十六
suì
岁
dāng
当
shàng
上
le
了
pái
排
zì
字
gōngrén
工人
。
The children of the poor were early, and when he was ten, he went to the newspaper office to deliver newspapers, became an apprentice at the age of twelve, and became a typocrat at the age of sixteen.
2
Dāng
当
jìzhě
记者
wèn
问
nàge
那个
gōngsī
公司
de
的
zǒngjīnglǐ
总经理
chénggōng
成功
de
的
mìjué
秘诀
shí
时
,
tā
他
shuō
说
:
wǒ
我
shì
是
qíongrén
穷人
de
的
háizi
孩子
zǎo
早
dāngjiā
当家
,
hěn
很
zǎo
早
jiù
就
dédào
得到
móliàn
磨练
,
jīlěi
积累
le
了
jiào
较
duō
多
de
的
jīngyàn
经验
。
When the reporter asked the general manager of the company the secret of success, he said: "I am a poor child early home, early to get honed, accumulated more experience."
3
Súyǔ
俗语
shuō
说
,
qíongrén
穷人
de
的
háizi
孩子
zǎo
早
dāngjiā
当家
。
Yībānshuōlái
一般说来
,
chūshēn
出身
pínkǔ
贫苦
de
的
rén
人
shēnghuó
生活
hěn
很
jiéjiǎn
节俭
,
dúshū
读书
hěn
很
yònggōng
用功
,
gōngzuò
工作
hěn
很
nǔlì
努力
,
suǒyǐ
所以
chénggōng
成功
de
的
jīhuì
机会
bǐ
比
biéren
别人
dà
大
。
As the saying goes, poor children take care of their homes early. Generally speaking, people from poor backgrounds live very frugally, read very hard, work very hard, so the chances of success are greater than others.