urban poor; city poor
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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urban poor; impoverished city dwellers
archaicA historical term referring to the working poor in urban areas in pre-modern or early modern China, often without stable jobs. It is considered archaic and has a more descriptive, sociological tone.
Zài在
jiù旧
Shàng上
hǎi海
，
hěn很
duō多
mǎ码
tóu头
gōng工
rén人
hé和
huáng黄
bāo包
chē车
fū夫
dōu都
shǔ属
yú于
chéng城
shì市
pín贫
mín民
。
In old Shanghai, many dockworkers and rickshaw pullers belonged to the urban poor.
Zhè这
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
miáo描
huì绘
le了
èr二
shí十
shì世
jì纪
chū初
chéng城
shì市
pín贫
mín民
jiān艰
nán难
de的
shēng生
huó活
。
This film depicts the difficult lives of the urban poor in the early 20th century.
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Jiù救
jì济
zǔ组
zhī织
wèi为
chéng城
shì市
pín贫
mín民
tí提
gōng供
le了
shí食
wù物
hé和
zhù住
suǒ所
。
Relief organizations provided food and shelter for the urban poor.