穷
则
思
变
q
i
ó
n
g
z
é
s
ī
b
i
à
n
Definitions
1. when you hit bottom, you have to come up with a new approach (idiom)
2. poverty makes you want to change the status quo
Components
穷
qióng
–
poor
则
zé
–
(conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but
思
sī
–
to think
变
biàn
–
to change