穷光蛋 (qióng guāng dàn) — (derogatory, colloquial) pauper, poor wretch, extremely poor person
Definition
A derogatory, colloquial insult for a 'pauper' or 'poor wretch' — far stronger and ruder than neutral words like 穷人. Use only when you mean to mock; it can hurt feelings (see example 2).
noun
(derogatory, colloquial) pauperpoor wretchextremely poor person
Measure word · 个
Examples
- ，穷光蛋。Tā yǐ qián shì gè fù wēng, xiàn zài biàn chéng le yí gè qióng guāng dàn.He used to be a rich man, now he's become a pauper.
- 穷光蛋，。Bié yòng qióng guāng dàn zhè zhǒng cí mà rén, hěn bù lǐ mào.Don't use a word like 'pauper' to insult people; it's very rude.
- 穷光蛋，。Suī rán wǒ shì gè qióng guāng dàn, dàn wǒ huó dé hěn kuài lè.Although I'm a poor wretch, I live very happily.
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