一穷二白
yī​qióng'èr​bái

impoverished and backward

  • created sense approved 一穷二白/一窮二白 · yī​qióng'èr​bái · impoverished and backward — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一穷二白 / 一窮二白

    yī​qióng'èr​bái

    impoverished and backward

    Describes being extremely poor and underdeveloped; specifically refers to a lack of economic resources and a low level of education or scientific progress.

    yì​qióng'èr​bái

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 穷 (literal) → 穷/窮 · qióng · poor 二 (literal) → 二 · èr · two 白 (literal) → 白 · bái · plain

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense