[pín qióng]
poor; needy; impoverished; privation
poor and backward state
貧窮落后的面貌
plead poverty as one's excuse
以貧窮作為借口
Their tattered clothing and broken furniture indicated their poverty.
他們襤褸的衣服和破爛的家具顯出他們的貧窮。
Poverty is a stimulus to industry.
貧窮能使人勤勞。