蹭蹬

tā suī rán jiā jìng pín hán yī shēng kē míng cèng dèng dàn què zài xué shù shang jiàn shù pō duō

他虽然家境贫寒，一生科名蹭蹬，但却在学术上建树颇多。

Though his family was poor and his rather tormented, he has many achievements in the academic.