潦倒

liáo dǎo

Meanings

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liáo dǎo

1.down on one's luck; in straitened circumstances; disappointed; frustrated

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Wiktionary

1.down on one's luck; to be on the rocks; frustrated; hapless and dejected

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潦氵尞

倒亻到

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Synonyms

落泊落災落灾塌斥

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Related words

穷愁潦倒 impoverished and dejected; wretched and penniless 贫穷潦倒 destitute; poverty-stricken 穷困潦倒 (idiom) to live in poverty and despair; down and out; destitute and without hope