- 穴(hole; cavity)RADICAL
- 力(strength; force)ASSOCIATIVE
A person crawls into a dark cave exhausted and empty—that is poverty.
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穷家薄业
穷家薄业
lit. poor and with few means of subsistance (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. poor and with few means of subsistance (idiom)
- ，。
He comes from a poor family with little property, and life is very difficult for him.
- 貳形adjective
fig. destitute
- ，。
He comes from a poor family with meager assets, and life is very difficult for him.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; human)RADICAL
- 家(family; household)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person who specializes in making furniture is called a carpenter (house craftsman).
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 艹(grass; plant)RADICAL
- 溥(widespread; spread widely)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Thin grass spreads everywhere like delicate cloth covering the ground.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 業(work; career; undertaking)ASSOCIATIVE
A wooden rack for hanging musical instruments evolved to mean profession or work.
穷家薄业
Traditional窮家薄業
lit. poor and with few means of subsistance (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. poor and with few means of subsistance (idiom)
- ，。
He comes from a poor family with little property, and life is very difficult for him.
- 貳形adjective
fig. destitute
- ，。
He comes from a poor family with meager assets, and life is very difficult for him.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 穴(hole; cavity)RADICAL
- 力(strength; force)ASSOCIATIVE
A person crawls into a dark cave exhausted and empty—that is poverty.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; human)RADICAL
- 家(family; household)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person who specializes in making furniture is called a carpenter (house craftsman).
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 艹(grass; plant)RADICAL
- 溥(widespread; spread widely)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Thin grass spreads everywhere like delicate cloth covering the ground.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 業(work; career; undertaking)ASSOCIATIVE
A wooden rack for hanging musical instruments evolved to mean profession or work.
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