穷山恶水

qióng shān è shuǐ

Rare

Definitions

1. lit. barren hills and wild rivers (idiom)
2. fig. inhospitable natural environment

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Child Words of 穷山恶水

mountain; hill (CL:座[zuò])

evil

to hate

water

poor

dirty water