贫病交侵 — “Suffering from both poverty and illness”
贫病交侵 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Suffering from both poverty and illness”. Afflicted by poverty and sickness. Literally, “Poverty and illness mutually invade/oppress”.
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贫病交侵 Pronunciation and Pinyin
贫病交侵 Character Breakdown
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王老伯晚年贫病交侵，生活十分艰难。
Old Uncle Wang suffered from both poverty and illness in his later years, making his life extremely difficult.
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Synonyms of 贫病交侵
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- pín贫bù不xué学jiǎn俭Poverty compels frugality
- pín贫bù不xué学jiǎn俭，，fù富bù不xué学shē奢Poverty teaches frugality, wealth teaches extravagance
- pín贫ér儿pù曝fù富poor person flaunting wealth
- pín贫zuǐ嘴è恶shé舌sharp-tongued and unpleasant
- pín贫zuǐ嘴huá滑shé舌garrulous and sharp-tongued
- pín贫zuǐ嘴bó薄shé舌garrulous and sharp-tongued
- pín贫zuǐ嘴jiàn贱shé舌offensively talkative and sarcastic
- pín贫zuǐ嘴è饿shé舌excessively talkative and annoying
- pín贫kùn困liáo潦dǎo倒impoverished and dejected
- pín贫shì士shì市guā瓜judge people by outward appearance
- pín贫fù富bù不jūn均uneven distribution of wealth
- pín贫fù富xuán悬shū殊wide gap between rich and poor
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What does 贫病交侵 mean?
贫病交侵 (pín bìng jiāo qīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Suffering from both poverty and illness”.
How do you pronounce 贫病交侵?
贫病交侵 is pronounced pín bìng jiāo qīn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 贫病交侵 literally mean?
Literally, 贫病交侵 means “Poverty and illness mutually invade/oppress”. It is used to mean “Suffering from both poverty and illness”.
What is the Chinese definition of 贫病交侵?
贫穷和疾病一起压在身上。同“贫病交迫”。