贫乏 貧乏
贫乏 貧乏 pín fá ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄈㄚˊ pan4 fat6
- impoverished
- lacking
- deficient
- limited
- meager
- impoverishment
- lack
- deficiency
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贫 貧
- 贫困 貧困 pín kùn ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄨㄣˋ pan4 kwan3 impoverished
- 贫富 貧富 pín fù ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄈㄨˋ pan4 fu3 poor and rich
- 贫民 貧民 pín mín ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ pan4 man4 poor people
- 贫穷 貧窮 pín qióng ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄩㄥˊ pan4 kung4 poor
- 贫苦 貧苦 pín kǔ ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄨˇ pan4 fu2 poverty-stricken
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- 扶贫 扶貧 fú pín ㄈㄨˊ ㄆㄧㄣˊ fu4 pan4 assistance to the poor
- 次贫 次貧 cì pín ㄘˋ ㄆㄧㄣˊ ci3 pan4 extremely poor but not destitute
- 清贫 清貧 qīng pín ㄑㄧㄥ ㄆㄧㄣˊ cing1 pan4 poor but upright
- 减贫 減貧 jiǎn pín ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄆㄧㄣˊ gaam2 pan4 to reduce poverty
- 济贫 濟貧 jì pín ㄐㄧˋ ㄆㄧㄣˊ zai3 pan4 to help the poor
- 犯贫 犯貧 fàn pín ㄈㄢˋ ㄆㄧㄣˊ faan6 pan4 (dialect) to talk nonsense
- 脱贫 脫貧 tuō pín ㄊㄨㄛ ㄆㄧㄣˊ tyut3 pan4 to lift oneself out of poverty
- 贫乳 貧乳 pín rǔ ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄖㄨˇ pan4 jyu5 small breasts; flat-chested
- 贫僧 貧僧 pín sēng ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄙㄥ pan4 zang1 (humble) I (used by Buddhist monks)
- 贫嘴 貧嘴 pín zuǐ ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄨㄟˇ pan4 zeoi2 talkative
- 贫寒 貧寒 pín hán ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄢˊ pan4 hon4 poor
- 贫尼 貧尼 pín ní ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄋㄧˊ pan4 nei4 (humble) I (used by Buddhist nuns)
- 贫弱 貧弱 pín ruò ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ pan4 joek6 poor and feeble
- 贫气 貧氣 pín qì ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄧˋ pan4 hei3 mean
- 贫油 貧油 pín yóu ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄧㄡˊ pan4 jau4 poor in oil
乏
- 缺乏 quē fá ㄑㄩㄝ ㄈㄚˊ kyut3 fat6 to lack; to be short of
- 不乏 bù fá ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄚˊ bat1 fat6 there is no lack of
- 乏力 fá lì ㄈㄚˊ ㄌㄧˋ fat6 lik6 lacking in strength; weak; feeble
- 乏味 fá wèi ㄈㄚˊ ㄨㄟˋ fat6 mei6 tedious
- 匮乏 匱乏 kuì fá ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄈㄚˊ gwai6 fat6 to be deficient in sth
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- 承乏 chéng fá ㄔㄥˊ ㄈㄚˊ sing4 fat6 to accept a position on a provisional basis, in the absence of better qualified candidates (humble expr.)
- 疲乏 pí fá ㄆㄧˊ ㄈㄚˊ pei4 fat6 tired
- 解乏 jiě fá ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄈㄚˊ gaai2 fat6 to relieve tiredness
- 乏燃料 fá rán liào ㄈㄚˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ fat6 jin4 liu2 (nuclear energy) spent fuel
- 波提乏 Bō tí fá ㄅㄛ ㄊㄧˊ ㄈㄚˊ bo1 tai4 fat6 Potiphar, the captain of the pharaoh's guard (in the account of Joseph in the Book of Genesis)
- 缺乏症 quē fá zhèng ㄑㄩㄝ ㄈㄚˊ ㄓㄥˋ kyut3 fat6 zing3 clinical deficiency
- 不虞匮乏 不虞匱乏 bù yú kuì fá ㄅㄨˋ ㄩˊ ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄈㄚˊ to have ample supplies (or money etc)
- 乏人照顾 乏人照顧 fá rén zhào gù ㄈㄚˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄠˋ ㄍㄨˋ fat6 jan4 ziu3 gu3 (of a person) left unattended
- 乏善可陈 乏善可陳 fá shàn kě chén ㄈㄚˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄣˊ fat6 sin6 ho2 can4 (idiom) to be nothing to write home about
- 乏燃料棒 fá rán liào bàng ㄈㄚˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄤˋ fat6 jin4 liu2 paang5 (nuclear energy) spent fuel rods
- 人困马乏 人困馬乏 rén kùn mǎ fá ㄖㄣˊ ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄈㄚˊ jan4 kwan3 maa5 fat6 riders tired and horses weary (idiom)
- 分身乏术 分身乏術 fēn shēn fá shù ㄈㄣ ㄕㄣ ㄈㄚˊ ㄕㄨˋ fan1 san1 fat6 seot6 to be up to one's ears in work (idiom)
- 单调乏味 單調乏味 dān diào fá wèi ㄉㄢ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄚˊ ㄨㄟˋ daan1 diu6 fat6 mei6 monotonous
- 回天乏术 回天乏術 huí tiān fá shù ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄈㄚˊ ㄕㄨˋ wui4 tin1 fat6 seot6 (idiom) nothing can be done to remedy the situation; beyond recovery
- 后继乏人 後繼乏人 hòu jì fá rén ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄈㄚˊ ㄖㄣˊ hau6 gai3 fat6 jan4 see 后继无人
Idioms with these characters
- 安富恤贫 安富恤貧 ān fù xù pín ㄢ ㄈㄨˋ ㄒㄩˋ ㄆㄧㄣˊ on1 fu3 seot1 pan4 to give sympathy to the rich and relief to the poor (idiom)
- 安贫乐道 安貧樂道 ān pín lè dào ㄢ ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄉㄠˋ on1 pan4 lok6 dou6 to be content with poverty and strive for virtue (idiom)
- 赤贫如洗 赤貧如洗 chì pín rú xǐ ㄔˋ ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄒㄧˇ cek3 pan4 jyu4 sai2 without two nickels to rub together (idiom)
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- 打富济贫 打富濟貧 dǎ fù jì pín ㄉㄚˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄆㄧㄣˊ daa2 fu3 zai3 pan4 to rob the rich to help the poor (idiom)
- 访贫问苦 訪貧問苦 fǎng pín wèn kǔ ㄈㄤˇ ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄣˋ ㄎㄨˇ fong2 pan4 man6 fu2 to visit the poor and ask about their suffering (idiom)
- 家贫如洗 家貧如洗 jiā pín rú xǐ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄒㄧˇ gaa1 pan4 jyu4 sai2 extreme poverty (idiom); destitute
- 劫富济贫 劫富濟貧 jié fù jì pín ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄆㄧㄣˊ gip3 fu3 zai3 pan4 (idiom) to rob the rich to help the poor
- 贫病交加 貧病交加 pín bìng jiāo jiā ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄚ pan4 beng6 gaau1 gaa1 poverty compounded by ill health (idiom)
- 贫病交迫 貧病交迫 pín bìng jiāo pò ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄆㄛˋ pan4 beng6 gaau1 bik1 beset by poverty and illness (idiom)
- 贫无立锥 貧無立錐 pín wú lì zhuī ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄓㄨㄟ pan4 mou4 laap6 zeoi1 not even enough land to stand an awl (idiom); absolutely destitute
- 单调乏味 單調乏味 dān diào fá wèi ㄉㄢ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄚˊ ㄨㄟˋ daan1 diu6 fat6 mei6 monotonous
- 乏善可陈 乏善可陳 fá shàn kě chén ㄈㄚˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄣˊ fat6 sin6 ho2 can4 (idiom) to be nothing to write home about
- 分身乏术 分身乏術 fēn shēn fá shù ㄈㄣ ㄕㄣ ㄈㄚˊ ㄕㄨˋ fan1 san1 fat6 seot6 to be up to one's ears in work (idiom)
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- 回天乏术 回天乏術 huí tiān fá shù ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄈㄚˊ ㄕㄨˋ wui4 tin1 fat6 seot6 (idiom) nothing can be done to remedy the situation; beyond recovery
- 人困马乏 人困馬乏 rén kùn mǎ fá ㄖㄣˊ ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄈㄚˊ jan4 kwan3 maa5 fat6 riders tired and horses weary (idiom)
- 欲振乏力 yù zhèn fá lì ㄩˋ ㄓㄣˋ ㄈㄚˊ ㄌㄧˋ juk6 zan3 fat6 lik6 to try to rouse oneself but lack the strength (idiom)
Example sentences
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日本 自然资源 自然資源 贫乏 貧乏 。
Japan is poor in natural resources.
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