A poor house(qióng xiàng lòu shì)

A poor house

Poor alley, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Qi ó ngxi à NGL à ush à, which means a poor and narrow residence. From Han Ying's Han Shi waizhuan.

The origin of Idioms

The fifth volume of Han Ying's Han Shi waizhuan: "although he lived in seclusion in a poor neighborhood, he could not compete with Zhuang Gong for fame."

Idiom usage

To be an object or attributive; refer to a shabby and narrow dwelling

Chinese PinYin : qióng xiàng lòu shì