窮山惡水 qióng shān è shuǐ

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. barren hills and wild rivers (idiom)
  2. fig. inhospitable natural environment

CHARACTERS

窮 qióng poor, destitute, impoverished
山 shān
HSK 3
mountain, hill, peak
惡 è evil, wicked, bad, foul
水 shuǐ
HSK 1
water, liquid, lotion, juice