穷愁潦倒

qióng chóu liáo dǎo

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Definitions

1. impoverished and dejected; wretched and penniless

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Child Words of 穷愁潦倒

• 倒 倒 dǎo: to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally
• 倒 倒 dào: to invert; to place upside down or frontside back
• 愁 愁 chóu: to worry about
• 穷 穷 qióng: poor
• 潦 潦 lǎo: flooded
• 潦倒 潦倒 liáo dǎo: down on one's luck; in straitened circumstances; disappointed; frustrated
• 穷愁 穷愁 qióng chóu: destitute