"貪字得個貧" meaning in Chinese

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Proverb

IPA: /tʰaːm⁵⁵ t͡siː²² tɐk̚⁵ kɔː³³ pʰɐn²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /tʰaːm⁵⁵ t͡siː²² tɐk̚⁵ kɔː³³ pʰɐn²¹/ Chinese transliterations: taam¹ zi⁶ dak¹ go³ pan⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], tāam jih dāk go pàhn [Cantonese, Yale], taam¹ dzi⁶ dak⁷ go³ pan⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], tam¹ ji⁶ deg¹ go³ pen⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: From the graphical similarity between 貪 (“to be greedy; greed”) and 貧 (“to be poor; poverty”). Etymology templates: {{zh-l|*貪|to be greedy; greed}} 貪 (“to be greedy; greed”), {{zh-l|*貧|to be poor; poverty}} 貧 (“to be poor; poverty”) Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 貪字得個貧
  1. (Cantonese) Do not be greedy or you will suffer losses; grasp all, lose all Tags: Cantonese Synonyms: 貪字貧字殼 [Hokkien], 贪字贫字壳 [Hokkien]

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