穷乡僻壤 (qióng xiāng pì rǎng) — remote and impoverished area; backwater
Definition
A literary chengyu for a remote, poor, and culturally isolated place — usually said with a touch of pity or to emphasize how backward an area is. Note: 穷 here means 'impoverished', not just 'financially tight'.
idiom
remote and impoverished areabackwater
Examples
- 穷乡僻壤，。Zhè ge qióng xiāng pì rǎng suī rán piān pì, dàn fēng jǐng hěn měi.Although this remote and impoverished area is out of the way, the scenery is beautiful.
- 穷乡僻壤，。Tā cóng xiǎo zài qióng xiāng pì rǎng zhǎng dà, hòu lái kǎo shàng le míng pái dà xué.He grew up in a remote and impoverished area and later got into a prestigious university.
- 穷乡僻壤。Zhèng fǔ zhèng zài nǔ lì gǎi shàn qióng xiāng pì rǎng de jī chǔ shè shī.The government is working hard to improve the infrastructure in remote and impoverished areas.
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