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穷山恶水

qióngshānèshuǐ

Traditional: 窮山惡水

barren hills and treacherous rapids (idiom); inhospitable natural environment

Character Breakdown

穷
qióng
poor, destitute; to exhaust
HSK 4
山
shān
mountain, hill, peak
HSK 3
恶
è
bad, evil, wicked; to hate, to loathe; foul, nauseating
HSK 5
水
shuǐ
water, liquid, lotion, juice
HSK 1

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