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穷光蛋
穷光蛋 (qióng guāng dàn): Penniless person (noun (colloquial)) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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穷 • qióng • poor • HSK 2.0 L4
HSK 4
qióng
穷
poor
光 • guāng • light • HSK 2.0 L4
HSK 4
guāng
光
light
蛋 • dàn • egg
dàn
蛋
egg
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More common words that include characters from 穷光蛋.
Words with
穷
层出不穷
céng chū bù qióng
come out in an unending flow
无穷无尽
wú qióng wú jìn
inexhaustible; boundless; endless
无穷
wú qióng
Infinite / boundless
贫穷
pín qióng
Poor
穷人
qióng rén
poor people
穷困
qióng kùn
poverty-stricken; destitute
穷苦
qióng kǔ
poor; impoverished
穷鬼
qióng guǐ
pauper (derogatory)
Words with
光
不光
bù guāng
not the only one
阳光
yáng guāng
optimistic; cheerful; sunlight
光临
guāng lín
to honour with your presence
光明
guāng míng
light; bright; openhearted
Words with
蛋
鸡蛋
jī dàn
(chicken) egg
蛋糕
dàn gāo
cake
蛋白质
dàn bái zhì
protein
笨蛋
bèn dàn
idiot / fool
光滑
guāng huá
smooth; glossy; slick
光盘
guāng pán
laser disc (eg CD or DVD)
光线
guāng xiàn
light ray
灯光
dēng guāng
(stage) lighting
下蛋
xià dàn
lay eggs
坏蛋
huài dàn
bad egg, villain
完蛋
wán dàn
(coll.) to be done for
捣蛋
dǎo dàn
make trouble, be naughty
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Example Sentences with 穷光蛋
Tā
他
xiàn
现
zài
在
shì
是
gè
个
qióng
穷
guāng
光
dàn
蛋
。
He is a penniless person now.
Bié
别
kàn
看
tā
他
xiàn
现
zài
在
fēng
风
guāng
光
，
yǐ
以
qián
Tā
他
shū
输
guāng
光
le
了
suǒ
所
yǒu
有
qián
钱
，
yī
一
yè
前
yě
也
shì
是
gè
个
qióng
穷
guāng
光
dàn
蛋
。
Don't be fooled by his current success; he used to be a penniless person too.
夜
zhī
之
jiān
间
biàn
变
chéng
成
le
了
qióng
穷
guāng
光
dàn
蛋
。
He lost all his money and became a penniless person overnight.
