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装穷叫苦

zhuāng qióng jiào kǔdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to feign and complain bitterly of being poverty stricken (idiom)
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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-d0e141b93a554944. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

裝窮叫苦 装穷叫苦 [zhuang1 qiong2 jiao4 ku3] /to feign and complain bitterly of being poverty stricken (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 裝窮叫苦

  • 装
    zhuāng

    adornment / to adorn / dress / clothing / costume (of an actor in a play) / to play a role / to pretend / to install / to fix / to wrap (sth in a bag) / to load / to pack

  • 穷
    qióng

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

  • 叫
    jiào

    to shout / to call / to order / to ask / to be called / by (indicates agent in the passive mood)

  • 苦
    kǔ

    bitter / hardship / pain / to suffer / to bring suffering to / painstakingly

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.