“Hard up” in Japanese
Short answer
Hard up in Japanese is “ピーピー” (piipii). Full meaning: peep, chirp, beep; poor, hard up, pinched; the runs, diarrhea, diarrhoea.
Other ways to say “Hard up” in Japanese
懐が寂しい
futokorogasabishii strapped for cash, hard up
乏しい
toboshii meagre, meager, scarce, limited, destitute, hard up, lacking, scanty, poor
ビーピー
biipii peep, chirp, beep; poor, hard up, pinched; the runs, diarrhea, diarrhoea
ピービー
piibii peep, chirp, beep; poor, hard up, pinched; the runs, diarrhea, diarrhoea
乏い
toboshii meagre, meager, scarce, limited, destitute, hard up, lacking, scanty, poor
とぼしい
toboshii meagre, meager, scarce, limited, destitute, hard up, lacking, scanty, poor
乏
toboshi meagre, meager, scarce, limited, destitute, hard up, lacking, scanty, poor
乏し
toboshi meagre, meager, scarce, limited, destitute, hard up, lacking, scanty, poor
乏く
toboshiku meagre, meager, scarce, limited, destitute, hard up, lacking, scanty, poor
乏きゃ
toboshikya meagre, meager, scarce, limited, destitute, hard up, lacking, scanty, poor
とぼし
toboshi meagre, meager, scarce, limited, destitute, hard up, lacking, scanty, poor
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