窮家薄業

简 穷家薄业 · 繁 窮家薄業
Mandarin · pinyin qióng jiā bó yè

Meanings

  1. lit. poor and with few means of subsistance (idiom)
  2. fig. destitute
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窮
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家
jiā · house, home, residence; family
薄
báo · bó · thin, slight, weak; poor, stingy
業
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穷
qióng · poor, destitute, impoverished
业
yè · profession, business; GB radical 111
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2–1–2–4 · qiong2 jia1 bo2 ye4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

kung4 gaa1 bok6 jip6

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kung4 gaa1 bok6 jip6

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窮家薄業 · qiong2 jia1 bo2 ye4
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Exact source record窮家薄業 穷家薄业 [qiong2 jia1 bo2 ye4] /lit. poor and with few means of subsistance (idiom)/fig. destitute/