Meaning of 穷山恶水
穷山恶水 means barren hills and turbulent waters; inhospitable natural environment. Pronounced qióng shān è shuǐ.
- barren hills and turbulent waters; inhospitable natural environment
Definitions & Examples
Bǎ把
qióng穷
shān山
è恶
shuǐ水
gǎi改
zào造
chéng成
le了
mǐ米
liáng粮
chuān川
。
They transformed the barren mountains and turbulent waters into fertile farmland.
Zhè这
lǐ里
guò过
qù去
shì是
qióng穷
shān山
è恶
shuǐ水
，
xiàn现
zài在
biàn变
chéng成
le了
lǚ旅
yóu游
shèng胜
dì地
。
This place used to be a land of barren hills and hostile waters, but now it has become a tourist destination.
Wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
xián嫌
qì弃
jiā家
xiāng乡
de的
qióng穷
shān山
è恶
shuǐ水
，
ér而
yīng应
gāi该
nǔ努
lì力
jiàn建
shè设
tā它
。
We should not despise our hometown's barren landscape, but rather strive to develop it.