窮 (kung4 | qiong2) : poor, destitute

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窮

kung4

qiong2

[1] [adj] poor; destitute; poverty-stricken
[2] [adj] having an end; having a limit
[3] [adv] most; extremely; utterly
[4] [adv] thoroughly; exhaustively; completely
[5] [v] thoroughly examine; completely look into
[6] [v] use up; exhaust
[7] [adj] in trouble; without any way out

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Stroke count: 15

Level: 3

Radical: 穴 (#116)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

窮 / 穷

This word has been viewed 11317 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 20th Aug 2009 11:13

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層出不窮 cang4 ceot1 bat1 kung4 ceng2 chu1 bu4 qiong2 = (phrase) to come out one after another

窮人 kung4 jan4 qiong2 ren2 = poor people; pauper; the poor

窮苦 kung4 fu2 qiong2 ku3 = poor; improvished; destitute

無窮 mou4 kung4 wu2 qiong2 = endless

貧窮 pan4 kung4 pin2 qiong2 = poor, impoverished

窮鬼 kung4 gwai2 qiong2 gui3 = poor devil, miserable wretch

無窮小 mou4 kung4 siu2 wu2 qiong2 xiao3 = infinitesimal

發窮惡 faat3 kung4 ok3 = to be furious

窮困 kung4 kwan3 = in poverty and distress; badly off; deprivation; to be poor

窮餓 kung4 ngo6 qiong2 e4 = exhausted and hungry

三更窮四更富 saam1 gang1 kung4 sei3 gang1 fu3 = poor one moment, rich the next; wealth and poverty is not constant, long-lasting, forever. 粵

窮酸 kung4 syun1 qiong2 suan1 = (of a scholar) poor and pedantic; cheap

無窮無盡 mou4 kung4 mou4 jeun6 wu2 qiong2 wu2 jin4 = inexhaustible; unlimited

窮在路邊無人問,富在深山有遠親 kung4 zoi6 lou6 bin1 mou4 jan4 man6 fu3 zoi6 sam1 saan1 jau5 jyun5 can1 qiong2 zai4 lu4 bian1 wu2 ren2 wen4 fu4 zai4 shen1 shan1 you3 yuan3 qin1 = No money no friends

窮途末路 kung4 tou4 mut6 lou6 qiong2 tu2 mo4 lu4 = at the end of one's rope

窮途潦倒 kung4 tou4 lou5 dou2 qiong2 tu2 liao2 dao3 = be down and out

七窮六絕 cat1 kung4 luk6 zyut6 qi1 qiong2 liu4 jue2 = extremely impoverished; discouraged; defeated; disheartened 粵

窮過蒙正 kung4 gwo3 mung4 zing3 qiong2 guo4 meng2 zheng4 = extremely poor; even poorer than "呂蒙正" a model of someone poor 粵

窮於應付 kung4 jyu1 jing3 fu6 qiong2 yu2 ying4 fu4 = be unable to cope with; to have exhausted every means of coping with sth.

窮愁潦倒 kung4 sau4 lou5 dou2 qiong2 chou2 liao2 dao3 = living in poverty and feeling dispirited

窮途 kung4 tou4 qiong2 tu2 = dead end; destitution; at the end of one\'s rope

一窮二白 jat1 kung4 ji6 baak6 yi1 qiong2 er4 bai2 = poor and broke; poverty-stricken

窮小子 kung4 siu2 zi2 qiong2 xiao3 zi5 = poor devil, miserable wretch

窮追不捨 kung4 zeoi1 bat1 se2 qiong2 zhui1 bu4 she3 = relentlessly pursue; be in hot pursuit of

山窮水盡 saan1 kung4 seoi2 zeon6 shn1 qiong2 shui3 jin4 = be in dire circumstances; a desperate situation

越窮越見鬼 jyut6 kung4 jyut6 gin3 gwai2 yue4 qiong2 yue4 jian4 gui3 = when one is in bad luck it just seems to get worse 粵

窮寇莫追 kung4 kau3 mok6 zeoi1 qiong2 kou4 mo4 zhui1 = never corner a defeated enemy

五窮六絕 ng5 kung4 luk6 zyut6 = May is the poor way; June is the dead end.

窮到燶 kung4 dou3 nung1 qiong2 dao4 nong2 = [俗] very poor 粵

窮追猛打 kung4 zeoi1 maang5 daa2 qiong2 zhui1 meng3 da3 = to vigorously pursue and fiercely attack

窮追 kung4 zeoi1 qiong2 zhui1 = to be in hot pursuit; to vigorously pursue

窮癌 kung4 ngaam4 qiong2 ai2 = poor cancer

窮兵黷武 kung4 bing1 duk6 mou5 qiong2 bing1 du2 wu3 = militaristic

黔驢技窮 kim4 lou4 gei6 kung4 qian2 lv2 ji4 qiong2 = at the end of one's tether

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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