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窮 meaning in English

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adjective

poor [poorer, poorest](with few or no possessions or money)
adjective
[UK: pʊə(r)] [US: ˈpʊr]

noun

beggar [beggars](person suffering poverty)
noun
[UK: ˈbe.ɡə(r)] [US: ˈbe.ɡər]

光蛋 noun

pauper [paupers](one who is extremely poor)
noun
[UK: ˈpɔː.pə(r)] [US: ˈpɒ.pər]

鄉僻壤 noun

backcountry(remote region)
noun

backwater [backwaters](a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.)
noun
[UK: ˈbæk.ˌwɔːt.ə(r)] [US: ˈbæk.ˌwɔːt.ər]

boondock(rural area)
noun
[UK: bˈuːndɒk] [US: bˈuːndɑːk]

noun

pauper [paupers](one who is extremely poor)
noun
[UK: ˈpɔː.pə(r)] [US: ˈpɒ.pər]

verb

poormouth(claim to be poor)
verb

在職貧 noun

working poor(working people)
noun

adjective

endless(having no end)
adjective
[UK: ˈend.lɪs] [US: ˈend.ləs]

infinite(boundless, endless)
adjective
[UK: ˈɪn.fɪ.nət] [US: ˈɪn.fə.nət]

universal(cosmic, unlimited)
adjective
[UK: ˌjuː.nɪ.ˈvɜːs.l̩] [US: ˌjuː.nɪ.ˈvɝː.sl̩]

noun

poverty(quality or state of being poor)
noun
[UK: ˈpɒ.və.ti] [US: ˈpɑː.vər.ti]

adjective

moneyless(having no or very little money)
adjective
[UK: ˈmʌ.nɪ.ləs] [US: ˈmʌ.ni.ləs]

poor [poorer, poorest](with few or no possessions or money)
adjective
[UK: pʊə(r)] [US: ˈpʊr]

poverty-stricken(very poor)
adjective
[UK: ˈpɒ.və.tɪ strɪkən] [US: ˈpɒ.və.tɪ strɪkən]