穷鬼 (qióng guǐ) — (derogatory) pauper, poor bastard, poverty-stricken fellow
Definition
A strong, insulting term for a 'poor bastard / pauper' — derogatory and colloquial, used to mock someone for being broke. Stronger and ruder than neutral 穷人.
noun
(derogatory) pauperpoor bastardpoverty-stricken fellow
Measure word · 个
Examples
- ，穷鬼。Tā nà me qióng, méi rén yuàn yì gēn qióng guǐ zuò péng you.He is so poor that no one wants to be friends with a pauper like him.
- 穷鬼。Tā lǎo cháo xiào nà xiē qióng guǐ.She always mocks those paupers.
- 穷鬼，。Bié mà tā shì qióng guǐ, tā yě hěn nǔ lì de.Don't call him a pauper — he works hard too.
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