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装穷叫苦

zhuāng qióng jiào kǔ

4-character word Traditional 裝窮叫苦

What 装穷叫苦 means

1. to feign and complain bitterly of being poverty stricken (idiom)

The characters in 装穷叫苦

• 装zhuāngadornment; to adorn; dress
• 穷qióngpoor; destitute; to use up
• 叫jiàoto shout; to call; to order
• 苦kǔbitter; hardship; pain

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