"不患寡而患不均" meaning in Chinese

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Proverb

IPA: /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ xu̯än⁵¹ ku̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ xu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /pɐt̚⁵ waːn²² kʷaː³⁵ jiː²¹ waːn²² pɐt̚⁵ kʷɐn⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ xu̯än⁵¹ ku̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ xu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/, /pɐt̚⁵ waːn²² kʷaː³⁵ jiː²¹ waːn²² pɐt̚⁵ kʷɐn⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: bù huàn guǎ ér huàn bùjūn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄦˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄣ [Mandarin, bopomofo], bat¹ waan⁶ gwaa² ji⁴ waan⁶ bat¹ gwan¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], bù huàn guǎ ér huàn bùjūn [Phonetic:bú huàn guǎ ér huàn bùjūn] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], bù huàn guǎ ér huàn bùjyun [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], pu⁴ huan⁴ kua³ êrh² huan⁴ pu⁴-chün¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], bù hwàn gwǎ ér hwàn bù-jyūn [Mandarin, Yale], bu huann goa erl huann bujiun [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], бу хуань гуа эр хуань буцзюнь [Mandarin, Palladius], bu xuanʹ gua er xuanʹ buczjunʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], bāt waahn gwá yìh waahn bāt gwān [Cantonese, Yale], bat⁷ waan⁶ gwaa² ji⁴ waan⁶ bat⁷ gwan¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], bed¹ wan⁶ gua² yi⁴ wan⁶ bed¹ guen¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: From the Analects, Book 16 (《論語·季氏》) Etymology templates: {{lang|zh|(《論語·季氏》)}} (《論語·季氏》) Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 不患寡而患不均
  1. (of money, wealth etc.) Do not worry if there is not enough to go around, only worry if it is not evenly distributed (among the people).
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      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄦˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄣ"
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      "zh-pron": "bù huàn guǎ ér huàn bùjyun"
    },
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "pu⁴ huan⁴ kua³ êrh² huan⁴ pu⁴-chün¹"
    },
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        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bù hwàn gwǎ ér hwàn bù-jyūn"
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "bu huann goa erl huann bujiun"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "бу хуань гуа эр хуань буцзюнь"
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        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "bu xuanʹ gua er xuanʹ buczjunʹ"
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    },
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    {
      "ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ waːn²² kʷaː³⁵ jiː²¹ waːn²² pɐt̚⁵ kʷɐn⁵⁵/"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄦˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄣ"
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    },
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        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pu⁴ huan⁴ kua³ êrh² huan⁴ pu⁴-chün¹"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bù hwàn gwǎ ér hwàn bù-jyūn"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bu huann goa erl huann bujiun"
    },
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        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "бу хуань гуа эр хуань буцзюнь"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bu xuanʹ gua er xuanʹ buczjunʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ xu̯än⁵¹ ku̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ xu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/",
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      "zh-pron": "bāt waahn gwá yìh waahn bāt gwān"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "bat⁷ waan⁶ gwaa² ji⁴ waan⁶ bat⁷ gwan¹"
    },
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bed¹ wan⁶ gua² yi⁴ wan⁶ bed¹ guen¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ waːn²² kʷaː³⁵ jiː²¹ waːn²² pɐt̚⁵ kʷɐn⁵⁵/",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ xu̯än⁵¹ ku̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ xu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ waːn²² kʷaː³⁵ jiː²¹ waːn²² pɐt̚⁵ kʷɐn⁵⁵/"
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  "word": "不患寡而患不均"
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