贫苦

Traditional form:

貧苦

Pinyin (reading):

pínkǔ

Definitions:

• poverty-stricken
• poor

Characters:

• 贫 - poor, needy, impoverished; lacking
• 苦 - bitter; hardship, suffering

Traditional characters:

• 貧 - poor, needy, impoverished; lacking
• 苦 - bitter; hardship, suffering