Proverb meaning 'poor families tend to have many children.' Often used as a traditional saying or ironic remark.
祖母はよく『貧乏人の子沢山』と言って、家族の思い出を話した。
My grandmother would often say, 'Poor families have many children,' and tell family stories.
昔のことわざに『貧乏人の子沢山』があるが、現代の事情は必ずしもそうではない。
There is an old proverb, 'Poor families have many children,' but modern circumstances are not necessarily like that.