Meaning of 哭穷
哭穷 means to complain about being poor; to pretend to be hard up. Pronounced kū qióng.
- to complain about being poor; to pretend to be hard up
Definitions & Examples
Bié别
zài在
wǒ我
miàn面
qián前
kū哭
qióng穷
，
wǒ我
zhī知
dào道
nǐ你
gāng刚
fā发
le了
jiǎng奖
jīn金
。
Don't complain about being poor in front of me. I know you just got a bonus.
Tā他
yī一
dào到
yào要
qǐng请
kè客
de的
shí时
hou候
jiù就
kū哭
qióng穷
。
As soon as it's time to treat everyone to a meal, he starts pretending to be hard up.
Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
bǎn板
zhěng整
tiān天
kāi开
zhe着
háo豪
chē车
，
què却
zài在
yuán员
gōng工
miàn面
qián前
kū哭
qióng穷
。
This boss drives a luxury car all day long but complains about being poor in front of the employees.
Bié别
gēn跟
tā他
jiè借
qián钱
，
tā他
zuì最
ài爱
kū哭
qióng穷
le了
。
Don't borrow money from him. He loves to act broke.
Tā她
zǒng总
shì是
zài在
péng朋
you友
quān圈
lǐ里
shài晒
lǚ旅
xíng行
zhào照
piàn片
，
xiàn现
zài在
què却
kū哭
qióng穷
shuō说
méi没
qián钱
jiāo交
fáng房
zū租
。
She's always posting travel photos on her social media, but now she's complaining about being poor and says she can't pay the rent.