拾荒者拾荒人
[shí huāng zhĕ shí huāng rén]
These words translate as 'Scavenger, Scavenger Person.' In Chinese culture, it typically denotes people who collect recyclables from the street for resale. Metaphorically speaking, it can also describe someone who is looking to find something meaningful or useful in abandoned resources or overlooked things, highlighting resilience and frugality but could equally imply feelings of disposability.