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貧窮

貧窮

See also: 贫穷

Chinese

		poor	exhausted; poor
trad. (貧窮)		貧	窮
simp. (贫穷)		贫	穷

Adjective

貧窮

poor, impoverished

上年我探望過一些非洲的貧窮家庭。 [MSC, trad.]

上年我探望过一些非洲的贫穷家庭。 [MSC, simp.]

Shàngnián wǒ tànwàng guò yīxiē Fēizhōu de pínqióng jiātíng. [Pinyin]

I visited some impoverished families in Africa last year.

Noun

貧窮

poverty

Synonyms

貧困／贫困 (pínkùn)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): pínqíong

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄩㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): pan⁴ kung⁴
Min Nan (POJ): pîn-kêng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: pínqíong
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄩㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pynchyong
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰin³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: pan⁴ kung⁴
  - Yale: pàhn kùhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pan⁴ kung⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰɐn²¹ kʰʊŋ²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pîn-kêng
  - Tâi-lô: pîn-kîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pinkeeng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pin²⁴⁻²² kiɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pin²⁴⁻²² kiɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pin¹³⁻²² kiɪŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pin²⁴⁻¹¹ kiɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pin²³⁻³³ kiɪŋ²³/