- 穷人 qióngrén poorpeople who lack money or material possessions
- 无穷 wúqióng inexhaustiblelimitless in quantity or supply; never-ending
- 贫穷 pínqióng poorlacking sufficient money, wealth, or material possessions
- 层出不穷 céngchūbùqióng emergingappearing or occurring in an endless stream or in rapid succession
- 穷困 qióngkùn destituteliving in extreme poverty and lacking the basic necessities of life
- 无穷无尽 wúqióngwújìn infinite(idiom) endless; boundless; infinite
- 穷光蛋 qióngguāngdàn good-for-nothingA penniless person who is regarded as worthless, a wretch, or an impecunious vagabond.
- 回味无穷 huíwèiwúqióng aftertasteto have a rich and lingering aftertaste
- 穷苦 qióngkǔ impoverishedliving in extreme poverty and hardship; destitute
- 穷尽 qióngjìn exhaustto use up completely or deplete
- 穷追不舍 qióngzhuībùshě pursue relentlesslyto pursue relentlessly
- 穷凶极恶 qióngxiōngjí'è fiendishextremely vicious, cruel, or bloodthirsty in nature and behavior
- 穷国 qióngguó poor country
- 词穷 cíqióng speechlessto be at a loss for words; to have nothing more to say
- 其乐无穷 qílèwúqióng boundless joy
- 穷鬼 qióngguǐ pauper(vulgar) an impoverished person; the poor
- 山穷水尽 shānqióngshuǐjìn impasseat the end of one's line or resources; in a desperate situation with no further options
- 黔驴技穷 Qiánlǘjìqióng at wit's endto exhaust one's limited abilities
- 穷困潦倒 qióngkùnliáodǎo destituteto live in poverty and despair; down and out; destitute and without hope
- 一穷二白 yīqióng'èrbái impoverishedeconomically and culturally backward; starting from a state of total deprivation
- 后患无穷 hòuhuànwúqióng endless troubleendless trouble in the future
- 穷途末路 qióngtúmòlù impasseAt the end of one's road; a desperate situation or plight with no way out.
- 穷酸 qióngsuān impoverisheddescribing a scholar or person as poor, shabby, and overly pedantic
- 哭穷 kūqióng complainto bewail one's poverty or complain about being hard up
- 穷乡僻壤 qióngxiāngpìrǎng backwatera remote and desolate place
- 宋任穷 Sòng Rènqióng Song RenqiongSong Renqiong (1909-2005), general of the People's Liberation Army
- 穷追 qióngzhuī pursue relentlesslyto pursue relentlessly
- 力大无穷 lìdàwúqióng immense strengthpossessing extraordinary or limitless physical strength; strong as an ox
- 受穷 shòuqióng live in povertyto live in poverty; poor
- 穷山恶水 qióngshān'èshuǐ inhospitablean area characterized by harsh natural conditions and poor resources
- 穷则思变 qióngzésībiàn seek change(idiom) when you hit bottom, you have to come up with a new approach
- 穷寇 qióngkòu cornered enemy
- 穷极 qióngjí extremelyextremely; utterly
- 穷兵黩武 qióngbīngdúwǔ militaristicto exhaust military resources in order to engage in wars of aggression at will; bellicose
- 穷奢极欲 qióngshējíyù extravagantTo indulge in a life of luxury; extreme extravagance.
- 贻害无穷 yíhàiwúqióng cause endless harmto have disastrous consequences
- 理屈词穷 lǐqūcíqióng corneredunable to provide a convincing argument to support one's position or defend oneself after being proven wrong; at a loss for words due to flawed reasoning
- 穷棒子 qióngbàngzi destitute peasant(archaic, derogatory) a very poor person, typically a peasant
- 无穷小 wúqióngxiǎo infinitesimala variable or quantity that approaches zero as a limit; infinitely small
- 日暮途穷 rìmùtúqióng terminal declineat the end of one's resources or rope; in terminal decline or facing a dead end
- 人穷志短 rénqióngzhìduǎn poverty-stunteddescribing a condition where poverty leads to low expectations or the loss of ambition
- 穷奢极侈 qióngshējíchǐ extravagantextravagant in the extreme
- 人穷志不穷 rénqióngzhìbùqióng poor but ambitious(idiom) poor but with great ambitions; poor but principled
- 穷愁潦倒 qióngchóuliáodǎo destitute and dejectedimpoverished and dejected; wretched and penniless
- 穷愁 qióngchóu distressed povertythe state of being penniless and burdened with anxiety or worry
- 图穷匕见 túqióngbǐxiàn historical originthe literal event of a hidden dagger being revealed at the end of a map scroll, referring to Jing Ke's attempt to assassinate the King of Qin
- 民穷财尽 mínqióngcáijìn impoverishedthe people are impoverished and their resources exhausted; to drive the nation to bankruptcy
- 救急不救穷 jiùjíbùjiùqióng emergency aidhelp those in immediate crisis but not the chronic poor (idiom)
- 穷蹙 qióngcù desperatedriven into a difficult or cornered situation with no way out
Sources
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- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH