- 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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穷山恶水
穷山恶水
lit. barren hills and wild rivers (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. barren hills and wild rivers (idiom)
- 。
This is barren and inhospitable land.
- 貳名noun
fig. inhospitable natural environment
- 。
This is a place of harsh natural environment with barren mountains and foul waters.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 山(mountain)ASSOCIATIVE
Three mountain peaks jutting upward resemble a majestic mountain range before your eyes.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; opening)RADICAL
- 惡(ugly; hate)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A mouth uttering disgusting sounds expresses the revulsion and resentment felt when witnessing something vile.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
穷山恶水
Traditional窮山惡水
lit. barren hills and wild rivers (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. barren hills and wild rivers (idiom)
- 。
This is barren and inhospitable land.
- 貳名noun
fig. inhospitable natural environment
- 。
This is a place of harsh natural environment with barren mountains and foul waters.
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- 山(mountain)ASSOCIATIVE
Three mountain peaks jutting upward resemble a majestic mountain range before your eyes.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; opening)RADICAL
- 惡(ugly; hate)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A mouth uttering disgusting sounds expresses the revulsion and resentment felt when witnessing something vile.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
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