一窮二白 [－穷－－]

Jyutping jat1 kung4 ji6 baak6
Pinyin yī qióng èr bái

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. impoverished
  2. backward both economically and culturally
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
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Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    poor and blank; economically impoverished and culturally backward
    • 新中國成立之初，中國一窮二白，百廢待興。
      新中国成立之初，中国一穷二白，百废待兴。
      xīn zhōng guó chéng lì zhī chū ， zhōng guó ｙīｑｉóｎｇèｒｂáｉ ， bǎi fèi dài xīng ．
      In the early days after the establishment of the People's Republic of China, China was impoverished, with great number of things waiting to be rebuilt and tasks to be undertaken.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    新中国成立之初，中国一穷二白，百废待兴。
    新中國成立之初，中國一窮二白，百廢待興。
    xīn zhōng guó chéng lì zhī chū ， zhōng guó ｙīｑｉóｎｇèｒｂáｉ ， bǎi fèi dài xīng ．
    • In the early days after the establishment of the People's Republic of China, China was impoverished, with great number of things waiting to be rebuilt and tasks to be undertaken.
    • In the early days after the establishment of the People's Republic of China, China was impoverished, with a great number of things waiting to be rebuilt and tasks to be undertaken.