十室九匮 — “Ten houses, nine are empty/destitute”
十室九匮 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a situation where most households are impoverished and lack essential resources, depicting widespread destitution or hardship”. Literally, “Ten houses, nine are empty/destitute”.
十室九匮 Pronunciation and Pinyin
十室九匮 Character Breakdown
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What does 十室九匮 mean?
十室九匮 (shí shì jiǔ kuì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a situation where most households are impoverished and lack essential resources, depicting widespread destitution or hardship”.
How do you pronounce 十室九匮?
十室九匮 is pronounced shí shì jiǔ kuì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 十室九匮 literally mean?
Literally, 十室九匮 means “Ten houses, nine are empty/destitute”. It is used to mean “a situation where most households are impoverished and lack essential resources, depicting widespread destitution or hardship”.
What is the Chinese definition of 十室九匮?
匮，指财物匮乏。形容因各种自然或社会的原因而造成百姓贫困的景象。