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miserable; down at heel; poor and pedantic

qióng suān

穷 酸

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adj.miserable; down at heel; poor and pedantic
- tā zhǐ shì gè qióng suān de jiāo shū xiān sheng
  他只是个穷酸的教书先生。
  He was only an impoverished pedant.
- tā guò de shì qióng suān de shēng huó
  他过的是穷酸的生活。
  He lived in poverty.

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