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叫花子上坟
jiào​huā​zi​shàng​fén

to complain about being poor

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
叫花子上坟 叫花子上墳 jiào​huā​zi​shàng​fén
to complain about being poor
(xiehouyu) To complain about one's poverty; literally a beggar visiting a grave to weep for the dead, used to describe someone who constantly tells others how poor they are.

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  • 哭穷 kū​qióng
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