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七窮六絕. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
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Chinese
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seven
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exhausted; poor
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six
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cut short; extinct; to disappear cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means |
| trad. (七窮六絕)
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七
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窮
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六
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絕
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| simp. (七穷六绝)
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七
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穷
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六
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绝
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Pronunciation
Idiom
七窮六絕
- (Cantonese) in a state of utter poverty, destitute, penniless, poor as a church mouse
我雖然七窮六絕，都唔會領綜援！
我虽然七穷六绝，都唔会领综援！ - ngo5 seoi1 jin4 cat1 kung4 luk6 zyut6, dou1 m4 wui5 leng5 zung1 wun4!
- Even if I am penniless, I'll not go on the dole.
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