穷乡僻壤 qióngxiāngpìrǎng remote and desolate place Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 穷 窮 qióng remotely (bound form) remote; secluded; desolate乡 鄉 xiāng noun countryside (bound form) rural area; villages; the country as opposed to the city僻壤 pìrǎng backwater a remote and desolate place; an out-of-the-way area