"寧欺白鬚公，莫欺少年窮" meaning in Chinese

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          "look down on",
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          "poor",
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          "word": "寧欺白鬚公，莫欺鼻涕蟲"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧ ㄅㄞˊ ㄒㄩ ㄍㄨㄥ"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "ㄇㄛˋ ㄑㄧ ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄥˊ"
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      "zh-pron": "mò ci shàonián cyóng"
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
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      "zh-pron": "moh chi shawnian chyong"
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      "zh-pron": "нин ци байсюй гун"
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      "zh-pron": "мо ци шаонянь цюн"
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      "zh-pron": "nin ci bajsjuj gun"
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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    },
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  "word": "寧欺白鬚公，莫欺少年窮"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
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    },
    {
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      "zh-pron": "ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧ ㄅㄞˊ ㄒㄩ ㄍㄨㄥ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄇㄛˋ ㄑㄧ ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄥˊ"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧ ㄅㄞˊ ㄒㄩ ㄍㄨㄥ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ning⁴ hei¹ baak⁶ sou¹ gung¹, mok⁶ hei¹ siu³ nin⁴ kung⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nìng qī báixū gōng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mò qī shàonián qióng"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nìng ci báisyu gong"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mò ci shàonián cyóng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ning⁴ chʻi¹ pai²-hsü¹ kung¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mo⁴ chʻi¹ shao⁴-nien² chʻiung²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nìng chī bái-syū gūng-"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "mwò chī shàu-nyán chyúng"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "ninq chi bairshiu gong"
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "moh chi shawnian chyong"
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        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "нин ци байсюй гун"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nin ci bajsjuj gun"
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        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "mo ci šaonjanʹ cjun"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "níng qī báixū gōng"
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    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "níng ci báisyu gong"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ning² chʻi¹ pai²-hsü¹ kung¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "níng chī bái-syū gūng-"
    },
    {
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ning chi bairshiu gong"
    },
    {
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ning⁴ hei¹ baak⁹ sou¹ gung¹, mok⁹ hei¹ siu³ nin⁴ kung⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ning⁴ héi¹ bag⁶ sou¹ gung¹, mog⁶ héi¹ xiu³ nin⁴ kung⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nɪŋ²¹ hei̯⁵⁵ paːk̚² sou̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ mɔːk̚² hei̯⁵⁵ siːu̯³³ niːn²¹ kʰʊŋ²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/niŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ paɪ̯³⁵ ɕy⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/niŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ paɪ̯³⁵ ɕy⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nɪŋ²¹ hei̯⁵⁵ paːk̚² sou̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ mɔːk̚² hei̯⁵⁵ siːu̯³³ niːn²¹ kʰʊŋ²¹/"
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  "word": "寧欺白鬚公，莫欺少年窮"
}

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