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地瘠民贫
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地瘠民贫

地瘠民贫 — “Barren land and impoverished people”

地瘠民贫 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to a region where the land is barren and the people are impoverished, leading to difficult living conditions”. Literally, “Barren land and impoverished people”.

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地瘠民贫 Pronunciation and Pinyin

地瘠民贫 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
地
dì6earth, ground, land, place
瘠
jí15thin and barren
民
mín5the common people
贫
pín8poor, lacking, deficient

Example Sentence with 地瘠民贫

由于长期干旱,那个村庄的地瘠民贫状况愈发严重,居民们生活陷入困境。
Due to prolonged drought, the barren land and impoverished state of that village became even more severe, plunging its residents into difficult living conditions.

Idioms Related to 地瘠民贫

Antonyms of 地瘠民贫

  • guó国fù富mín民qiáng强prosperous country, strong people

More idioms starting with 地

  • dì地shàng上tiān天guān官a terrestrial paradise
  • dì地shàng上tiān天gōng宫an earthly paradise
  • dì地xià下xiū修wén文talented writer dying young
  • dì地chǒu丑lì力dí敌similar ground, matched strength
  • dì地chǒu丑dé德qí齐equal in conditions and abilities
  • dì地zhǔ主zhī之yí仪the hospitality or duty of a host
  • dì地zhǔ主zhī之yì谊hospitality of a host
  • dì地jiǔ久tiān天cháng长everlasting as heaven and earth
  • dì地lì利rén人hé和favorable terrain and popular unity
  • dì地dòng动shān山yáo摇earth trembles, mountains sway
  • dì地dòng动shān山cuī摧earth shakes, mountains crumble
  • dì地běi北tiān天nán南scattered to all corners of the earth

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What does 地瘠民贫 mean?

地瘠民贫 (dì jí mín pín) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to a region where the land is barren and the people are impoverished, leading to difficult living conditions”.

How do you pronounce 地瘠民贫?

地瘠民贫 is pronounced dì jí mín pín in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 地瘠民贫 literally mean?

Literally, 地瘠民贫 means “Barren land and impoverished people”. It is used to mean “refers to a region where the land is barren and the people are impoverished, leading to difficult living conditions”.

What is the Chinese definition of 地瘠民贫?

土地瘠薄,人民贫穷。

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