笑贫不笑娼 (笑貧不笑娼) xiào pín bù xiào chāng

xiào pín bù xiào chāng phrase the notion in society that it's better to get ahead in the world by abandoning one's scruples than to suffer poverty
Domain: Proverb 谚语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '笑貧不笑娼')