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窮 (kung4) — having an end; having a limit in Cantonese

kungˎ₄窮
简 穷
Mandarin Pinyin: qiong2

Meaning of 窮

nounhaving an end; having a limit
nounpoor; destitute; poverty-stricken
nounthoroughly examine; completely look into
nounin trouble; without any way out
nounthoroughly; exhaustively; completely
nounuse up; exhaust
nounmost; extremely; utterly

Example Sentences with 窮

keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好kung4,窮，san˗₃甚ziˍ₆至fuˉ¹乎mouˏ₅冇cinˊ²錢maaiˏ₅買sung3.餸。
He's so poor, he doesn't even have money for groceries.
keoiˏ₅佢deiˍ₆哋zinˍ₆賑jai˗₃濟kungˎ₄窮jan4.人。
They are providing relief to the poor.
kungˎ₄窮dou˗₃到satˉ¹失hokˍ₆學
Too poor to go to school.
keoiˏ₅佢kungˎ₄窮touˎ₄途mutˍ₆末louˍ₆路
He's at his wit's end.
keoiˏ₅佢kungˎ₄窮touˎ₄途liuˏ₅了
He's reached a dead end.
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Words Containing 窮

窮愁潦倒kung4 sau4 lou5 dou2
living in poverty and feeling dispirited
黔驢技窮kim4 lou4 gei6 kung4
at the end of one's tether; at one's wit's end
無窮小mou4 kung4 siu2
infinitesimal
越窮越見鬼jyut6 kung4 jyut6 gin3 gwai2
when one is in bad luck it just seems to get worse
窮途潦倒kung4 tou4 lou5 dou2
be down and out
窮鬼kung4 gwai2
poor devil, miserable wretch
七窮六絕cat1 kung4 luk6 zyut6
extremely impoverished; discouraged; defeated; disheartened
窮追不捨kung4 zeoi1 bat1 se2
relentlessly pursue; be in hot pursuit of
一窮二白jat1 kung4 ji6 baak6
poor and broke; poverty-stricken
窮途末路kung4 tou4 mut6 lou6
山窮水盡, 智窮力竭
發窮惡faat3 kung4 ok3
to be furious
窮過蒙正kung4 gwo3 mung4 zing3
extremely poor; even poorer than "呂蒙正" a model of someone poor

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