哭穷 (kū qióng) — to complain about being poor (often insincerely), to play poor, to cry poverty
Definition
Means 'to play poor' — complain about not having money, usually insincerely when you actually do. The verb 哭 is figurative ('to cry/wail about'), not literal.
verb
to complain about being poor (often insincerely)to play poorto cry poverty
Examples
- ，哭穷。Tā míng míng hěn yǒu qián, què zǒng ài kū qióng.He's clearly very rich, yet he always likes to play poor.
- ，？Bié kū qióng le, shuí bù zhī dào nǐ gāng mǎi le xīn fáng?Stop crying poverty — who doesn't know you just bought a new house?
- ，。Tā měi cì jù huì dōu kū yì huí qióng, dà jiā dōu bú ài tīng le.Every time at the gathering he goes on a round of complaining about being poor, and everyone is tired of hearing it.
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