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窮二代

简穷二代 · 繁窮二代

Mandarin · pinyin qióng èr dài

those who did not benefit from the Chinese economic reforms of the 1980s
see also 富二代 fù èr dài

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二: èr · two; twice
代: dài · replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation
穷: qióng · poor, destitute, impoverished

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2–4–4 · qiong2 er4 dai4

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(slang) the second-generation poor

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