穷困潦倒

Traditional: 窮困潦倒

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Dictionary entry

(idiom) to live in poverty and despair; down and out; destitute and without hope

What does 穷困潦倒 mean?

穷困潦倒 (qióng kùn liáo dǎo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to live in poverty and despair; down and out; destitute and without hope

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穷qióngpoor · destitute 困kùnto trap · to surround 潦lǎoflooded · heavy rain 倒dǎoto fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally · to fail; to go bankrupt

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穷困潦倒

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