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穷酸

qióng suāndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(of a scholar) impoverished, shabby and pedantic / impoverished pedant
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-26f4b7cf4b849123. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

窮酸 穷酸 [qiong2 suan1] /(of a scholar) impoverished, shabby and pedantic/impoverished pedant/

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Other forms in these source records: 窮酸

  • 穷
    qióng

    poor / destitute / to use up / to exhaust / thoroughly / extremely / (coll.) persistently and pointlessly

  • 酸
    suān

    sour / tart / sick at heart / grieved / sore / aching / pedantic / impractical / to make sarcastic remarks about sb / an acid

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.