窮困

穷困
qióngkùn
  1. destitute
  2. wretched poverty

CEDICT

poor; impoverished

Wiktionary

生計窘迫或境遇艱難。

重編國語辭典

生計窘迫或境遇艱難

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 窮 qióng
  1. poor
  2. destitute
  3. to use up
  4. to exhaust
  5. thoroughly
  6. extremely
  7. (coll.) persistently and pointlessly
=2 困 kùn
  1. to trap
  2. to surround
  3. hard-pressed
  4. stranded
  5. destitute
=2 困 kùn
  1. sleepy
  2. tired

Containing this entry

窮困潦倒 qióngkùnliáodǎo (idiom) to live in poverty and despair; down and out; destitute and without hope

Related entries

窘匱 jiǒngkuì
  1. destitute
  2. impoverished
窮愁 qióngchóu
  1. destitute
  2. troubled
  3. penniless and full of care
凋敝 diāobì
  1. impoverished
  2. destitute
  3. hard
  4. depressed (of business)
  5. tattered
  6. ragged
清貧 qīngpín
  1. poor but upright
  2. destitute
窮 qióng
  1. poor
  2. destitute
  3. to use up
  4. to exhaust
  5. thoroughly
  6. extremely
  7. (coll.) persistently and pointlessly
窮鼠囓狸。

A cornered rat will bite a cat.

Source: Tatoeba

窮苦 qióngkǔ
  1. impoverished
  2. destitute
缺衣少食 quēyīshǎoshí
  1. short of food and clothing
  2. destitute
衣單食薄 yīdānshíbó
  1. thin coat, meager food (idiom); life of wretched poverty
  2. destitute
倥傯 kǒngzǒng
  1. pressing
  2. urgent
  3. poverty-stricken
  4. destitute
困 kùn
  1. to trap
  2. to surround
  3. hard-pressed
  4. stranded
  5. destitute
你困吗？

Are you tired?

Are you sleepy?

Source: Tatoeba