穷 (窮) qióng

1. qióng adjective poor; destitute; impoverished
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 贫苦 (Guoyu '窮' adj 3; Unihan '窮')
2. qióng adjective ended; finished
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 终极 or 尽头 (Guoyu '窮' adj 1)
3. qióng adjective extreme
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 极端 (Guoyu '窮' adj 2)
4. qióng adjective desolate; deserted; out-of-the-way
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 荒僻 or 偏远 (Guoyu '窮' adj 2)
5. qióng noun poverty
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 贫困 (Guoyu '窮' n)
6. qióng verb to investigate details of
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '窮' v)
7. qióng adverb thoroughly; completely
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 澈底 (Guoyu '窮' adv)

Contained in

• 穷子(窮子) poor son
• 事虽无穷(事雖無窮) although phenomena are innumerable
• 山看云变化 我悟心无穷(山看雲變化 我悟心無窮) As mountains look upon fleeting clouds, I awaken to my infinite heart.
• 穷子喻(窮子喻) parable of the poor son
• 1. 一个真诚的微笑 给人无限的欢喜 2. 一句适当的鼓励 给人无穷的受用 3. 一件慈悲的善行 给人无量的因缘 4. 一则应机的故事 给人无尽的启示(1. 一個真誠的微笑 給人無限的歡喜 2. 一句適當的鼓勵 給人無窮的受用 3. 一件慈悲的善行 給人無量的因緣 4. 一則應機的故事 給人無盡的啟示) A sincere smile offers immeasurable joy. A fitting encouragement offers endless support. An act of compassion offers boundless possibilities. A relevant story offers infinite inspirations.
• 竖穷三际(豎窮三際) across all time
• 人生诸苦 悭贪之人伶仃孤苦 挥霍之人求不得苦 懒惰之人千辛万苦 矫情之人嘴甜心苦 麻木之人不知甘苦 执着之人放不下苦 瞋恨之人怨憎会苦 五逆之人倒悬悲苦 风尘之人内心痛苦 流浪之人颠波泪苦 边疆之人穷困辛苦 军中之人战斗累苦 病亡之人爱别离苦 乞讨之人淒凉哀苦 创业之人备尝辛苦 发心之人不辞劳苦 养育之人含辛茹苦 情义之人同甘共苦 勤奋之人不以为苦 慈悲之人喜乐拔苦 喜舍之人济贫救苦 积善之人无有众苦(人生諸苦 慳貪之人伶仃孤苦 揮霍之人求不得苦 懶惰之人千辛萬苦 矯情之人嘴甜心苦 麻木之人不知甘苦 執著之人放不下苦 瞋恨之人怨憎會苦 五逆之人倒懸悲苦 風塵之人內心痛苦 流浪之人顛波淚苦 邊疆之人窮困辛苦 軍中之人戰鬥累苦 病亡之人愛別離苦 乞討之人淒涼哀苦 創業之人備嘗辛苦 發心之人不辭勞苦 養育之人含辛茹苦 情義之人同甘共苦 勤奮之人不以為苦 慈悲之人喜樂拔苦 喜捨之人濟貧救苦 積善之人無有眾苦) The Pains of Life Stinginess and greed cause the pain of loneliness. Extravagance causes the pain of discontent. Laziness causes the pain of hardship. Pretentiousness causes the pain of insincerity. Nonchalance causes the pain of apathy. Stubbornness causes the pain of attachment. Anger causes the pain of unpleasant meetings. The Five Offenses cause the pain of being born as an animal. Prostitution bears the pain of unspeakable torment. Vagrancy causes the pain of displacement. Being on the outlying areas bears the pain of destitution. Being a soldier suffers the pain of battle. Sickness and death suffer the pain of separation from loved ones. Beggardom suffers the pain of desolation. Entrepreneurship suffers the pain of toil and fatigue. Aspiration keeps one immune to painstaking effort. Parents willingly endure the hardships of raising a child. Righteous and loyal ones partake in each other's pains and joys. Diligence keeps one insusceptible to hardship. Compassion relieves others from pain by giving them joy and happiness. Generosity helps those in pain of being poor and needy. Good deeds keep one free from all forms of pain.

Also contained in

无穷级数 、 无穷尽 、 安富恤穷 、 贫穷潦倒 、 受穷 、 理屈词穷 、 其乐无穷 、 穷竭法 、 穷寇 、 穷饿 、 其味无穷 、 穷巷隔深辙 、 穷匮 、 固穷 、 穷年 、 穷思苦想 、 国弱民穷 、 民穷财尽 、 穷乡僻壤 、 穷当益坚 、 穷抖 、 艰穷 、 无穷如天地 、 救急不救穷 、 穷苦 、 穷棒子 、 回味无穷 、 穷巷士 、 山穷水尽 、 一穷二白 、 人穷志短 、 穷国 、 穷款 、 打蛇不死，后患无穷 、 黔驴技穷 、 其乐不穷 、 穷忙族 、 穷兵黩武 、 层出不穷 、 穷庐 、 穷极 、 日暮途穷 、 穷尽 、 穷通

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Truncated for common words

• Scroll 10 Notes on the Meaning of the Śūraṅgama Sūtra 首楞嚴義疏注經 — count: 38
• Scroll 10 Great Might Arrived Bodhisattva’s Thinking-of-Buddhas as the Perfect Passage (Da Fo Ding Rulai Mi Yin Xiu Zheng Liaoyi Zhu Pusa Wan Xing Shou Leng Yan Jing) 大佛頂如來密因修證了義諸菩薩萬行首楞嚴經 — count: 28 , has English translation
• Scroll 3 Dasheng Yi Zhang 大乘義章 — count: 27
• Scroll 1 Commentary on the Dvādaśanikāyaśāstra 十二門論疏 — count: 25
• Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 24
• Scroll 20 Dasheng Yi Zhang 大乘義章 — count: 22
• Scroll 9 Notes on the Meaning of the Śūraṅgama Sūtra 首楞嚴義疏注經 — count: 21
• Scroll 22 Guang Hong Ming Ji 廣弘明集 — count: 20 , has English translation
• Scroll 5 Commentary on the Mūlamadhyamakakārikā 中觀論疏 — count: 19
• Scroll 5 Records of the Transmission of the Lamp 景德傳燈錄 — count: 19 , has English translation

Collocations

• 穷厄 (窮厄) 汝窮厄人 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 17 — count: 17
• 孤穷 (孤窮) 給諸孤窮 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 16 — count: 12
• 无有穷 (無有窮) 受福無有窮 — Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經, Scroll 23 — count: 10
• 穷劫 (窮劫) 如窮劫鑽水終不得酥 — Yangjuemoluo Jing (Aṅgulimālīyasūtra) 央掘魔羅經, Scroll 4 — count: 9
• 穷济 (窮濟) 周窮濟乏 — Ekottarāgama 增壹阿含經, Scroll 49 — count: 6
• 不可穷 (不可窮) 義理不可窮 — Ekottarāgama 增壹阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 6
• 济穷 (濟窮) 赴趣患急寬濟窮頓 — Yangjuemo Jing (Aṅgulimālīyasūtra) 佛說鴦掘摩經, Scroll 1 — count: 4
• 穷鼻 (窮鼻) 釋提桓因即勅窮鼻尼 — Ekottarāgama 增壹阿含經, Scroll 48 — count: 4
• 有无穷 (有無窮) 彼不施設有無窮 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 54 — count: 4
• 周穷 (周窮) 周窮濟乏 — Ekottarāgama 增壹阿含經, Scroll 49 — count: 3