qióng​máng

to keep busy making ends meet

qióng​máng to keep busy making ends meet

  1. qióng adjective
    poor
    poor; impoverished; destitute
  2. máng adjectiveverb
    busy
    busy; fully occupied with tasks; having no free time

qióng​máng to be busy in vain · to be constantly busy

  1. [stubbornly]
    (colloquial) to do something persistently or pointlessly despite limited ability or common sense
  2. máng adjectiveverb
    busy
    busy; fully occupied with tasks; having no free time