qiàn​fā​dá​guó​jiā

underdeveloped country

  1. to lack
    To be short of; to be deficient in. This is often used as a polite or mild way to say something is not quite right, such as being not quite appropriate or not quite well-considered.
  2. developed
    developed; well-developed; flourishing
  3. country
    country; nation; state; a political entity with defined territory, population, and government