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贫病交迫 — “Suffering from the double affliction of poverty and sickness”

贫病交迫 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Suffering from the double affliction of poverty and sickness”. Plagued by destitution and illness. Literally, “Poverty and sickness pressing together”.

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贫病交迫 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 贫pín
  • 病bìng
  • 交jiāo
  • 迫pò

贫病交迫 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
贫
pín8poor, lacking, deficient
病
bìng10illness, disease, fault, criticize
交
jiāo6hand over, cross, interact
迫
pò8force, compel, urgent, near

Example Sentence with 贫病交迫

他一个人住在简陋的屋子里,终日为生计发愁,真是贫病交迫。
He lives alone in a simple house, constantly worrying about making ends meet, truly plagued by poverty and illness.

Idioms Related to 贫病交迫

Synonyms of 贫病交迫

  • pín贫bìng病jiāo交jiā加afflicted by both poverty and illness

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 贫病交迫

What does 贫病交迫 mean?
贫病交迫 (pín bìng jiāo pò) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Suffering from the double affliction of poverty and sickness”.
How do you pronounce 贫病交迫?
贫病交迫 is pronounced pín bìng jiāo pò in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 贫病交迫 literally mean?
Literally, 贫病交迫 means “Poverty and sickness pressing together”. It is used to mean “Suffering from the double affliction of poverty and sickness”.
What is the Chinese definition of 贫病交迫?
贫穷和疾病一起压在身上。
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