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窮棒子

简穷棒子 · 繁窮棒子

Mandarin · pinyin qióng bàng zi

poor but spirited person
(old) (derog.) peasant

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棒: bàng · stick, club, truncheon; hit
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
穷: qióng · poor, destitute, impoverished

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2–4–5 · qiong2 bang4 zi5

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noun

(derogatory) pauper; the destitute
poor but spirited person

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