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be poor and wretched; in a state of utter poverty; be down and out; be down on one's luck

qióng kùn liáo dǎo

穷 困 潦 倒

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slbe poor and wretched; in a state of utter poverty; be down and out; be down on one's luck
- zhè xiē rén zhōng yǒu xǔ duō shēng huó shí fēn qióng kùn liáo dǎo
  这些人中有许多生活十分穷困潦倒。
  Many of the people suffered severe deprivation.
- nǐ wú dù de huī huò jiāng shǐ nǐ fù qīn qióng kùn liáo dǎo
  你无度的挥霍将使你父亲穷困潦倒。
  Your reckless spending will beggar your father.
synonym
pín qióng liáo dǎo贫穷潦倒 shéng chuáng wǎ zào绳床瓦灶 bì yī xiāo fù敝衣枵腹 wǎ zào shéng chuáng瓦灶绳床
antonym
yǒu qián yǒu shì有钱有势 fù guì róng huá富贵荣华 cái yùn hēng tōng财运亨通 yǒu cái yǒu shì有财有势

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