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quẫn bách

Pronunciation Northern /kwəʔən˧˥ ɓajk˧˥/ Central /kwəŋ˧˩˨ ɓa̰t˩˧/ Southern /wəŋ˨˩˦ ɓat˧˥/
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poverty-stricken
Adjective
poverty-stricken

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Adjective
poverty-stricken Work & MoneyTheme

Experiencing a state of extreme poverty or being severely restricted by a lack of basic financial resources.

vi Gia đình họ đang lâm vào tình cảnh quẫn bách do mất đi nguồn thu nhập.

en Their family is falling into dire straits after losing their source of income.

Parts
quẫn / bách / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 窘迫 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 窘迫

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
窘迫
Candidates by syllable
quẫn 窘 bách 百(迫 / 柏)
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
quẫn trí / quẫn
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Use
cùng quẫn / túng quẫn / khốn quẫn / bách khoa …
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