Taiwan Mandarin

DictionaryCommon words貧苦

WordTOCFL Level 5stative verb (adj.)Taiwan frequency #17,884

貧苦

pínkǔ·ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄨˇ

“poverty-stricken; very poor; living in hardship; suffering from extreme poverty”

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pín·ㄆㄧㄣˊ

Poor; lacking; deficient; talkative and annoying; to make poor; poverty.

Having a bitter taste; hardship or suffering; to suffer or endure pain; to toil painstakingly; to be afraid of.