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English

1. impoverished
2. poor; impoverished; poverty-stricken
3. poverty

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 形容因為窮而生活、境況困難

Examples

• 佢出身自一個貧困家庭。

  He was born to a poor family.

• 阿尔及利亚仍国境贫困。

  Algeria is still poor.

  Tatoeba · WilsonWong CC BY

• 他怎么在这样的贫困中谋生？

  How did he make his living in such poverty?

  Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

• 這個政策的目的是改善最貧困城市的環境。

  The aim of this policy is to improve the environment in the poorest cities.

  Tatoeba · egg0073 CC BY

• 谢谢你在我贫困潦倒之时借给我$500。

  Thank you very much for lending me $500 when I was having difficulty making ends meet.

  Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

• 我也是从农村出来的，对贫困有着切身感受。

  I also come from the countryside, so I have a first-hand understanding of poverty.

  Tatoeba · rul CC BY

• 聖保羅同時是全世界最貧困的城市之一也是最富有的城市之一。

  At the same time, São Paulo is both one of the world's poorest and richest cities.

  Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY