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贫病交加 — “Afflicted by both poverty and illness”

贫病交加 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “afflicted by both poverty and illness”. Plagued by poverty and sickness. Literally, “poverty and illness concurrently”.

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贫病交加 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 贫pín
  • 病bìng
  • 交jiāo
  • 加jiā

贫病交加 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
贫
pín8poor, lacking, deficient
病
bìng10illness, disease, fault, criticize
交
jiāo6hand over, cross, interact
加
jiā5to add, increase, or apply

Example Sentence with 贫病交加

他晚年贫病交加,生活十分艰难。
In his later years, he was afflicted by both poverty and illness, leading a very difficult life.

Idioms Related to 贫病交加

Synonyms of 贫病交加

  • tí啼jī饥háo号hán寒crying from hunger and cold
  • jī饥hán寒jiāo交pò迫suffering from hunger and cold

Antonyms of 贫病交加

  • fēng丰yī衣zú足shí食ample food and clothing
  • rén人jǐ给jiā家zú足all households prosperous and well-provided for
  • xīn心guǎng广tǐ体pán胖carefree and robust

More idioms starting with 贫

  • 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

Questions about 贫病交加

What does 贫病交加 mean?
贫病交加 (pín bìng jiāo jiā) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “afflicted by both poverty and illness”.
How do you pronounce 贫病交加?
贫病交加 is pronounced pín bìng jiāo jiā in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 贫病交加 literally mean?
Literally, 贫病交加 means “poverty and illness concurrently”. It is used to mean “afflicted by both poverty and illness”.
What is the Chinese definition of 贫病交加?
贫穷和疾病一起压在身上。
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