ひん
貧
　
す
　
れ
　
ば
どん
鈍
　
す
　
る

expression

Proverb.
  1. poverty dulls the wit.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ひん
貧
　
す
　
れ
　
ば
どん
鈍
　
す
　
る
 貧すれば鈍する ひんすればどんする

Contained Kanji Breakdown

poverty, poor
ヒン　まず.しい (5th, N3)
part, minute of time, segment
ブン　わ.ける　ブ (2nd)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
sword, saber, knife
かたな　トウ　ち (2nd, N1)
shellfish
かい　バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
dull, slow, foolish
にぶ.い　ドン　なま.る (7th, N2)
gold
キン　きむ　かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン　すべ.て　まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
to divide
barracks, police station, camp
トン　たむろ (9th, N1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
left hand, old grass radical (no. 45)
テツ　サ　ひだりて (Kentei 1)
open box enclosure, open box radical (no. 17)
カン (Kentei 1)