窮棒子 qióng bàng zi

DEFINITIONS

  1. poor but spirited person
  2. destitute
  3. the poor (traditional)

CHARACTERS

窮 qióng poor, destitute, impoverished
棒 bàng
HSK 4
stick, club, truncheon; hit
子 zi
HSK 1
offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch