窮家薄業 qióng jiā bó yè

DEFINITIONS

  1. poor and with few means of subsistance (idiom)
  2. destitute

CHARACTERS

窮 qióng poor, destitute, impoverished
家 jiā
HSK 1
house, home, residence; family
薄 bó
HSK 5
thin, slight, weak; poor, stingy
業 yè profession, business, trade