穷蹙

窮蹙
qióngcù
  1. hard-up
  2. in dire straits
  3. desperate

CEDICT

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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 蹙 cù
  1. to knit (one's brows)
  2. wrinkled (of brows)
  3. to hesitate
  4. distressed

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  2. in dire straits
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  2. in dire straits
  3. unrestrained
  4. unconventional
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  1. down and out
  2. in dire straits
  3. unrestrained
  4. unconventional
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  2. in dire straits
  3. unrestrained
  4. unconventional
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