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窮癌
kung4 ngaam4 |
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[1] (slang) due to a lack of financial means, not being able to afford one's material wants (watches, cars, etc.) [2] "poor cancer": forms of cancer typically afflicting lower economic classes or people in developing countries (e.g., various gastric cancers) as opposed to 富癌 ("rich cancer") such as breast cancer, lymphoma, leukemia, etc. Level: 4 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:窮 kung4 - poor, destitute癌 ngaam4 - cancer |
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