哭穷
kū qióng
Pinyin

Definition

哭穷
 - 
kū qióng
  1. to bewail one's poverty
  2. to complain about being hard up
  3. to pretend to be poor

Related Words (20)

哭
kū
  1. 1 to cry
  2. 2 to weep
哭泣
kū qì
  1. 1 to weep
大哭
dà kū
  1. 1 to cry loudly
哀哭
āi kū
  1. 1 to weep in sorrow
哭哭啼啼
kū ku tí tí
  1. 1 to weep endlessly
  2. 2 interminable wailing
哭喊
kū hǎn
  1. 1 to wail
哭丧
kū sāng
  1. 1 to wail at a funeral
  2. 2 formal wailing while offering sacrifice to the departed
哭天抹泪
kū tiān mǒ lèi
  1. 1 to wail and whine
  2. 2 piteous weeping
哭墙
Kū qiáng
  1. 1 Wailing Wall, or Western Wall (Jerusalem)
哭穷
kū qióng
  1. 1 to bewail one's poverty
  2. 2 to complain about being hard up
  3. 3 to pretend to be poor
哭笑不得
kū xiào bù dé
  1. 1 lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
  2. 2 both funny and extremely embarrassing
  3. 3 between laughter and tears
哭声
kū shēng
  1. 1 sound of weeping
哭腔
kū qiāng
  1. 1 sobbing tone
  2. 2 sob
  3. 3 dirge
  4. 4 opera tune portraying mourning
哭脸
kū liǎn
  1. 1 to weep
  2. 2 to snivel
哭诉
kū sù
  1. 1 to lament
  2. 2 to complain tearfully
  3. 3 to wail accusingly
哭鼻子
kū bí zi
  1. 1 to snivel (usually humorous)
啼哭
tí kū
  1. 1 to cry
  2. 2 to wail
嚎哭
háo kū
  1. 1 to bawl
  2. 2 to cry
  3. 3 to wail
  4. 4 to howl
  5. 5 also written 號哭|号哭[háo kū]
嚎啕大哭
háo táo dà kū
  1. 1 to wail
  2. 2 to bawl (idiom)
抱头痛哭
bào tóu tòng kū
  1. 1 to weep disconsolately
  2. 2 to cry on each other's shoulder

Idioms (12)

一哭二闹三上吊
yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào
  1. 1 to make a terrible scene (idiom)
  2. 2 to throw a tantrum
同声一哭
tóng shēng yī kū
  1. 1 to share one's feeling of grief with others (idiom)
哀哭切齿
āi kū qiè chǐ
  1. 1 weeping and gnashing one's teeth (idiom)
哭笑不得
kū xiào bù dé
  1. 1 lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
  2. 2 both funny and extremely embarrassing
  3. 3 between laughter and tears
哭声震天
kū shēng zhèn tiān
  1. 1 lit. cries of grief shake the heavens
  2. 2 great sorrow (idiom)
嚎啕大哭
háo táo dà kū
  1. 1 to wail
  2. 2 to bawl (idiom)
悲歌当哭
bēi gē dàng kū
  1. 1 to sing instead of weep (idiom)
狼号鬼哭
láng háo guǐ kū
  1. 1 lit. wolves howling, devils groaning (idiom); pathetic screams
眼皮哭肿
yǎn pí kū zhǒng
  1. 1 to have eyelids swollen from crying
  2. 2 very unhappy (idiom)
猫哭老鼠
māo kū lǎo shǔ
  1. 1 the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence
  2. 2 crocodile tears
猫哭耗子
māo kū hào zi
  1. 1 the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence
  2. 2 crocodile tears
鬼哭狼嚎
guǐ kū láng háo
  1. 1 to wail like ghosts and howl like wolves (idiom)

Sample Sentences

切！你少哭穷了。谁不知道你是打工皇帝，做兼职都赚得比我们多。
qiē ！nǐ shǎo kūqióng le 。shéi bù zhīdào nǐ shì dǎgōng huángdì ，zuò jiānzhí dōu zhuàn de bǐ wǒmen duō 。
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