穷山恶水 in English qiong2 shan1 e4 shui3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) barren hills and wild rivers (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically inhospitable natural environment

Simplified Characters

穷 山 恶 水

Traditional Characters

窮 山 惡 水

Pinyin

qiong2 shan1 e4 shui3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

穷qiong2poor 山shan1surname Shan 恶e4see 惡心|恶心[e3 xin1] 水shui3surname Shui