贫困潦倒 — “Impoverished and dejected”
贫困潦倒 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Impoverished and dejected”. Down and out; living in dire poverty and dispirited. Literally, “Poor and dejected; impoverished and downcast”.
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贫困潦倒 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 贫pín
- 困kùn
- 潦liáo
- 倒dǎo
贫困潦倒 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 贫困潦倒
他年轻时意气风发，没想到晚年竟然贫困潦倒，令人唏嘘。
He was high-spirited in his youth, but unexpectedly ended up impoverished and dejected in his later years, which is truly lamentable.
Idioms Related to 贫困潦倒
More idioms starting with 贫
- pín贫bù不xué学jiǎn俭Poverty compels frugality
- pín贫bù不xué学jiǎn俭，，fù富bù不xué学shē奢Poverty teaches frugality, wealth teaches extravagance
- pín贫ér儿pù曝fù富poor person flaunting wealth
- pín贫zuǐ嘴è恶shé舌sharp-tongued and unpleasant
- pín贫zuǐ嘴huá滑shé舌garrulous and sharp-tongued
- pín贫zuǐ嘴bó薄shé舌garrulous and sharp-tongued
- pín贫zuǐ嘴jiàn贱shé舌offensively talkative and sarcastic
- pín贫zuǐ嘴è饿shé舌excessively talkative and annoying
- pín贫shì士shì市guā瓜judge people by outward appearance
- pín贫fù富bù不jūn均uneven distribution of wealth
- pín贫fù富xuán悬shū殊wide gap between rich and poor
- pín贫wú无dān担shí石utterly destitute
Questions about 贫困潦倒
- What does 贫困潦倒 mean?
- 贫困潦倒 (pín kùn liáo dǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Impoverished and dejected”.
- How do you pronounce 贫困潦倒?
- 贫困潦倒 is pronounced pín kùn liáo dǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 贫困潦倒 literally mean?
- Literally, 贫困潦倒 means “Poor and dejected; impoverished and downcast”. It is used to mean “Impoverished and dejected”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 贫困潦倒?
- 生活贫困，精神失意颓丧。