纳履决踵 — “To be in extreme poverty or destitution”
纳履决踵 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be in extreme poverty or destitution”. So poor that one's shoes tear at the heel as soon as they are put on. Literally, “put on shoes and the heel tears”.
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纳履决踵 Pronunciation and Pinyin
纳履决踵 Character Breakdown
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他家境贫寒，常常纳履决踵，生活十分拮据。
His family was in dire poverty, often in a state where shoes would tear at the heel, and life was very difficult.
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- nà纳lǚ履zhǒng踵jué决shoes torn at heel, in dire straits
- nà纳jù屦zhǒng踵jué决wearing shabby clothes
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Open the tool →Questions about 纳履决踵
What does 纳履决踵 mean?
纳履决踵 (nà lǚ jué zhǒng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be in extreme poverty or destitution”.
How do you pronounce 纳履决踵?
纳履决踵 is pronounced nà lǚ jué zhǒng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 纳履决踵 literally mean?
Literally, 纳履决踵 means “put on shoes and the heel tears”. It is used to mean “to be in extreme poverty or destitution”.
What is the Chinese definition of 纳履决踵?
纳：穿；履:鞋；决：破裂；踵：脚后跟。穿鞋而后跟即破。比喻穷困、窘迫。