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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 6 (est.) · 詞
貧困 word · TOCFL 6 (est.)
貧困 =
ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄨㄣˋ · pínkùn
adj — poor, impoverished; noun — poverty

字源 FORM — what the parts do

poor; lacking money (貧窮)pín
trapped; hard-pressed (困難)kùn
貧困,貧窮的貧,困難的困。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

木(木)被四面牆(囗)圍死,動不了——窮到出不去。
A tree (木) boxed in on all four walls (囗), unable to move — poor with no way out.
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