








屯蹶否塞 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be in a state of extreme hardship and adversity”. To experience a life full of continuous difficulties and distress. Literally, “Straitened, stumbling, adverse, and obstructed”.

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Open the tool →屯蹶否塞 (tún juě fǒu sāi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be in a state of extreme hardship and adversity”.
屯蹶否塞 is pronounced tún juě fǒu sāi in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 屯蹶否塞 means “Straitened, stumbling, adverse, and obstructed”. It is used to mean “to be in a state of extreme hardship and adversity”.
指颠连困厄。比喻生活非常艰苦。