寒酸

Traditional form:

寒酸

Pinyin (reading):

hánsuān

Definitions:

• wretched
• poverty-stricken
• unpresentable (for clothing, gifts etc)

Characters:

• 寒 - chilly, cold; poor; to shiver, to tremble
• 酸 - tart, sour; spoiled; acid

Traditional characters:

• 寒 - chilly, cold; poor; to shiver, to tremble
• 酸 - tart, sour; spoiled; acid