窮困潦倒

See also: 穷困潦倒

Chinese

		poor; impoverished	down on one's luck; to be on the rocks; frustrated down on one's luck; to be on the rocks; frustrated; hapless and dejected
trad. (窮困潦倒)		窮困	潦倒
simp. (穷困潦倒)		穷困	潦倒

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qióngkùn liáodǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄉㄠˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qióngkùn liáodǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄉㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cyóngkùn liáodǎo
    • Wade–Giles: chʻiung²-kʻun⁴ liao²-tao³
    • Yale: chyúng-kwùn lyáu-dǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyongkuenn liaudao
    • Palladius: цюнкунь ляодао (cjunkunʹ ljaodao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ kʰu̯ən⁵¹ li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

窮困潦倒

1. fall on evil days; be penniless and frustrated; crack up under the strain of poverty; in a state of utter poverty; in the grip of poverty; live a life of poverty