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穷光蛋

qióng guāng dàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
poor wretch / pauper / destitute man / poverty-stricken peasant / penniless good-for-nothing / impecunious vagabond
Sources & editorial notes

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-8ed3292adab9a882. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

窮光蛋 穷光蛋 [qiong2 guang1 dan4] /poor wretch/pauper/destitute man/poverty-stricken peasant/penniless good-for-nothing/impecunious vagabond/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 窮光蛋

  • 穷
    qióng

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

  • 光
    guāng

    light / ray (CL:道[dào]) / bright / shiny / only / merely / used up / finished / to leave (a part of the body) uncovered

  • 蛋
    dàn

    egg / CL:個|个[gè],打[dá] / oval-shaped thing

    Dàn

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Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.