idiom > be poor and blank
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Poor and blank
  Explanation: That poor poor material base; white means cultural and scientific backwardness. Metaphor based on bad, weak economic foundation.
  Usage: Joint type; as predicate, attribute, object; with derogatory
  Source: Mao Zedong's "On the Ten Major Relationships," 10 I have said before, one for the 'poor', the second for the 'white'. 'Poor' is not much industry, agriculture is not developed. 'White' is a white, educated, scientific level is not high. "
  Examples: Their ideas in, all to quickly change the '~' of the face. ★ Tao Zhu, "pine style"
  Results: Beggar eating tofu
  Postscript: Beggar eating tofu
  Riddle: Pin Dao
yī qióng èr bái
  Analogy foundation is weak, that industrial and agricultural production lagged behind, cultural, scientific level of the lower
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Described as a very backward economy and culture
  Described as a very backward economy and culture. Mao Zedong's "On the Ten Major Relationships," 10: "I have said before, one for the 'poor', the second for the 'white'. 'Poor' is not much industry, agriculture is not developed. 'White' is a white, level of education, scientific level is not high. "Tao Zhu," pine style ":" in their ideas in, all to quickly change our 'poor and blank' face. "
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English Expression
  1. n.:  be poor and blank,  be backward both economically and culturally
French Expression
  1. adj.  pauvre et vide (成语)
Thesaurus
(as) poor as Job, abject poverty, The poor are Stricken, stoniness, ruin, empty house resembles a standing chime stone, A cold case, deprivation languish, become debt-ridden, Minliecaijin
Antonym
Home into the industry on, Glory great cause, brilliant light ancestry, be able to follow the footsteps of one's father, starting from scratch, get married and start one's career, Have one's name up Was pro-