穷愁

窮愁
qióngchóu
  1. destitute
  2. troubled
  3. penniless and full of care

CEDICT

穷困忧愁。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 穷 qióng
  1. poor
  2. destitute
  3. to use up
  4. to exhaust
  5. thoroughly
  6. extremely
  7. (coll.) persistently and pointlessly
2 愁 chóu to worry about

Containing this entry

穷愁潦倒 qióngchóuliáodǎo impoverished and dejected; wretched and penniless

Related entries

窘匮 jiǒngkuì
  1. destitute
  2. impoverished
穷困 qióngkùn
  1. destitute
  2. wretched poverty
凋敝 diāobì
  1. impoverished
  2. destitute
  3. hard
  4. depressed (of business)
  5. tattered
  6. ragged
清贫 qīngpín
  1. poor but upright
  2. destitute
穷 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.

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