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cold; poor; to tremble
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sour; sore; ache sour; sore; ache; acid |
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Pronunciation
Adjective
寒酸
- shabby and miserable (usually of a poor scholar)
- poverty-stricken; poor
Derived terms
Noun
寒酸
- (archaic) poor scholar
寒酸忽地上金堦，立看許多滲瀨。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
寒酸忽地上金阶，立看许多渗濑。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]- From: 1632 CE, Ling Mengchu, Slapping the Table in Amazement II
- Hánsuān hūde shàng jīnjiē, lì kàn xǔduō shènlài.
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化了錢養了幾個寒酸倒也罷了，那最奇的，是養了兩班戲子，不過供幾個商家家宴之用，每年要用到三萬多銀子！ [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
化了钱养了几个寒酸倒也罢了，那最奇的，是养了两班戏子，不过供几个商家家宴之用，每年要用到三万多银子！ [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]- From: 1910, 吳趼人 [Wu Jianren], 《二十年目睹之怪現狀》 , chapter 45
- Huà le qián yǎng le jǐ ge hánsuān dào yě bàliǎo, nà zuì qí de, shì yǎng le liǎng bān xìzi, bùguò gōng jǐ ge shāngjiā jiāyàn zhī yòng, měinián yào yòng dào sān wàn duō yínzi!
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