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窮家薄業

简穷家薄业 · 繁窮家薄業

Mandarin · pinyin qióng jiā bó yè

lit. poor and with few means of subsistance (idiom)
fig. destitute

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窮: Look up this written character
家: jiā · house, home, residence; family
薄: báo · bó · thin, slight, weak; poor, stingy
業: Look up this written character
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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kung4 gaa1 bok6 jip6

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