汉英词典
MEANING OF 穷山恶水
穷山恶水
(窮山惡水)
lit. barren hills and wild rivers (idiom) / fig. inhospitable natural environment
穷山 barren mountain / 恶水 Rivers and lakes that often cause disasters / Describes that natural conditions are very poor
穷山﹐荒山;恶水﹐湍急的河流。形容自然条件很差的地方。
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这里曾是被尚武精神统治的穷山恶水之地。 It was a thorny backwater similarly ruled by a warrior code. | ||
