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
A poor house
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