僻壤 pìrǎng backwater Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 穷乡僻壤 qióngxiāngpìrǎng remote and desolate place a remote, desolate, or out-of-the-way region; the middle of nowhere穷山僻壤 qióngshānpìrǎng remote and desolate place a barren or secluded area far away from civilization; a remote corner of the world