貧〔贫〕 pan⁴ {pín}

1. poor
2. inadequate
3. deficient
4. garrulous

貧窮〔贫穷〕 pan⁴ kung⁴ {pín qióng}

(noun) Poverty

貧道〔贫-〕 pan⁴ dou⁶ {pín dào}

poor Taoist

貧乏〔贫-〕 pan⁴ fat⁶ {pín fá}

1. impoverished
2. lacking
3. deficient
4. limited
5. meager
6. impoverishment
7. lack
8. deficiency

貧苦〔贫-〕 pan⁴ fu² {pín kǔ}

1. poverty-stricken
2. poor

貧富〔贫-〕 pan⁴ fu³ {pín fù}

poor and rich

貧氣〔贫气〕 pan⁴ hei³ {pín qì}

1. mean
2. stingy
3. garrulous

貧寒〔贫-〕 pan⁴ hon⁴ {pín hán}

1. poor
2. poverty-stricken
3. impoverished

貧腔〔贫-〕 pan⁴ hong¹ {pín qiāng}

1. verbose
2. garrulous

貧血〔贫-〕 pan⁴ hyut³ {pín xuè}

anemia

貧油〔贫-〕 pan⁴ jau⁴ {pín yóu}

poor in oil

貧鈾〔贫铀〕 pan⁴ jau⁴ {pín yóu}

depleted uranium (D-38)

貧液〔贫-〕 pan⁴ jik⁶ {pín yè}

1. waste liquid
2. liquid with precipitate skimmed off

貧弱〔贫-〕 pan⁴ joek⁶ {pín ruò}

poor and feeble

貧窮〔贫穷〕 pan⁴ kung⁴ {pín qióng}

1. poor
2. impoverished

貧困〔贫-〕 pan⁴ kwan³ {pín kùn}

1. impoverished
2. poverty

貧礦〔贫矿〕 pan⁴ kwong³ {pín kuàng}

low grade ore

貧民〔贫-〕 pan⁴ man⁴ {pín mín}

poor people

貧農〔贫农〕 pan⁴ nung⁴ {pín nóng}

poor peasant

貧相〔贫-〕 pan⁴ soeng³ {pín xiàng}

1. mean
2. stingy

貧僧〔贫-〕 pan⁴ zang¹ {pín sēng}

poor monk (humble term used by monk of himself)

貧嘴〔贫-〕 pan⁴ zeoi² {pín zuǐ}

1. talkative
2. garrulous
3. loquacious
4. flippant
5. jocular

貧瘠〔贫-〕 pan⁴ zik³ {pín jí}

1. barren
2. infertile
3. poor

貧賤〔贫贱〕 pan⁴ zin⁶ {pín jiàn}

poor and lowly

貧雇農〔贫-农〕 pan⁴ gu³ nung⁴ {pín gù nóng}

poor peasants (in Marxism)

貧血症〔贫--〕 pan⁴ hyut³ zing³ {pín xuè zhèng}

anemia

貧油國〔贫-国〕 pan⁴ jau⁴ gwok³ {pín yóu guó}

country poor in oil

貧困率〔贫--〕 pan⁴ kwan³ leot² {pín kùn lǜ}

poverty rate

貧民窟〔贫--〕 pan⁴ man⁴ fat¹ {pín mín kū}

slum housing

貧民區〔贫-区〕 pan⁴ man⁴ keoi¹ {pín mín qū}

1. slum area
2. ghetto

貧女詩〔贫-诗〕 pan⁴ neoi⁵ si¹ {pín nǚ shī}

Poor Woman, long poem by Tang dynasty poet Qin Taoyu 秦韜玉

貧富懸殊〔贫-悬-〕 pan⁴ fu³ jyun⁴ syu⁴ {pín fù xuán shū}

wide gap between the poor and the rich

貧下中農〔贫--农〕 pan⁴ haa⁶ zung¹ nung⁴ {pín xià zhōng nóng}

the poor and lower-middle class peasants

貧不足恥〔贫--耻〕 pan⁴ bat¹ zuk¹ ci² {pín bù zú chǐ}

it is no disgrace to be poor (idiom)

貧病交迫〔贫---〕 pan⁴ beng⁶ gaau¹ bik¹ {pín bìng jiāo pò}

beset by poverty and illness (idiom)

貧病交加〔贫---〕 pan⁴ beng⁶ gaau¹ gaa¹ {pín bìng jiāo jiā}

poverty compounded by ill health (idiom)

貧富差距〔贫---〕 pan⁴ fu³ caa¹ keoi⁵ {pín fù chā jù}

disparity between rich and poor

貧下中農〔贫--农〕 pan⁴ haa⁶ zung¹ nung⁴ {pín xià zhōng nóng}

(category defined by the Communist Party) poor and lower-middle peasants: farmers who, before land reform, possessed little or no land (poor peasants) and those who were barely able to support themselves with their own land (lower-middle peasants)

貧窮潦倒〔贫穷--〕 pan⁴ kung⁴ lou⁵ dou² {pín qióng liáo dǎo}

poverty stricken

貧困地區〔贫--区〕 pan⁴ kwan³ dei⁶ keoi¹ {pín kùn dì qū}

1. poor region
2. impoverished area

貧無立錐〔贫无-锥〕 pan⁴ mou⁴ laap⁶ zeoi¹ {pín wú lì zhuī}

not even enough land to stand an awl (idiom); absolutely destitute

貧嘴薄舌〔贫---〕 pan⁴ zeoi² bok⁶ sit⁶ {pín zuǐ bó shé}

garrulous and sharp-tongued

貧嘴滑舌〔贫---〕 pan⁴ zeoi² waat⁶ sit⁶ {pín zuǐ huá shé}

garrulous and sharp-tongued

貧血性壞死〔贫--坏-〕 pan⁴ hyut³ sing³ waai⁶ sei² {pín xuè xìng huài sǐ}

anemic necrosis

貧賤不能移〔贫贱---〕 pan⁴ zin⁶ bat¹ nang⁴ ji⁴ {pín jiàn bù néng yí}

1. not shaken by poverty
2. to preserve one's ambitions although destitute

貧無立錐之地〔贫无-锥--〕 pan⁴ mou⁴ laap⁶ zeoi¹ zi¹ dei⁶ {pín wú lì zhuī zhī dì}

not even enough land to stand an awl (idiom); absolutely destitute