穷困潦倒 窮困潦倒
穷困潦倒 窮困潦倒 qióng kùn liáo dǎo ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄉㄠˇ kung4 kwan3 lou5 dou2
- (idiom) to live in poverty and despair; down and out; destitute and without hope
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穷 窮
- 无穷 無窮 wú qióng ㄨˊ ㄑㄩㄥˊ mou4 kung4 endless
- 穷人 窮人 qióng rén ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ kung4 jan4 poor people
- 贫穷 貧窮 pín qióng ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄩㄥˊ pan4 kung4 poor
- 层出不穷 層出不窮 céng chū bù qióng ㄘㄥˊ ㄔㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄩㄥˊ cang4 ceot1 bat1 kung4 more and more emerge
- 不穷 不窮 bù qióng ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄩㄥˊ bat1 kung4 endless
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- 受穷 受窮 shòu qióng ㄕㄡˋ ㄑㄩㄥˊ sau6 kung4 poor
- 哭穷 哭窮 kū qióng ㄎㄨ ㄑㄩㄥˊ huk1 kung4 to bewail one's poverty
- 固穷 固窮 gù qióng ㄍㄨˋ ㄑㄩㄥˊ gu3 kung4 to endure poverty stoically
- 有穷 有窮 yǒu qióng ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄩㄥˊ jau5 kung4 exhaustible
- 穷匮 窮匱 qióng kuì ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄎㄨㄟˋ kung4 gwai6 to be short of sth
- 穷困 窮困 qióng kùn ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄎㄨㄣˋ kung4 kwan3 destitute
- 穷国 窮國 qióng guó ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ kung4 gwok3 poor country
- 穷寇 窮寇 qióng kòu ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄎㄡˋ kung4 kau3 cornered enemy
- 穷愁 窮愁 qióng chóu ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄔㄡˊ kung4 sau4 destitute
- 穷抖 窮抖 qióng dǒu ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄉㄡˇ kung4 dau2 to shake uncontrollably
- 穷极 窮極 qióng jí ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄐㄧˊ kung4 gik6 extremely; utterly
- 穷尽 窮盡 qióng jìn ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ kung4 zeon6 to use up
- 穷竭 窮竭 qióng jié ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ kung4 kit3 to exhaust
- 穷苦 窮苦 qióng kǔ ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄎㄨˇ kung4 fu2 impoverished
- 穷蹙 窮蹙 qióng cù ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄘㄨˋ kung4 cuk1 hard-up
困
- 困境 kùn jìng ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ kwan3 ging2 predicament; plight
- 困惑 kùn huò ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ kwan3 waak6 bewildered
- 困扰 困擾 kùn rǎo ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄖㄠˇ kwan3 jiu5 to perplex
- 困难 困難 kùn nan ㄎㄨㄣˋ ˙ㄋㄢ kwan3 naan4 difficult
- 贫困 貧困 pín kùn ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄨㄣˋ pan4 kwan3 impoverished
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- 交困 jiāo kùn ㄐㄧㄠ ㄎㄨㄣˋ gaau1 kwan3 beset with difficulties
- 危困 wēi kùn ㄨㄟ ㄎㄨㄣˋ ngai4 kwan3 grave situation
- 受困 shòu kùn ㄕㄡˋ ㄎㄨㄣˋ sau6 kwan3 trapped
- 困倦 kùn juàn ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄩㄢˋ kwan3 gyun6 tired
- 困厄 kùn è ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄜˋ kwan3 aak1 in deep water
- 困守 kùn shǒu ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄕㄡˇ kwan3 sau2 to stand a siege
- 困局 kùn jú ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄩˊ kwan3 guk6 dilemma
- 困窘 kùn jiǒng ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄩㄥˇ kwan3 kwan3 embarrassment
- 困苦 kùn kǔ ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄎㄨˇ kwan3 fu2 deprivation
- 困顿 困頓 kùn dùn ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄨㄣˋ kwan3 deon6 fatigued
- 围困 圍困 wéi kùn ㄨㄟˊ ㄎㄨㄣˋ wai4 kwan3 to besiege
- 春困 chūn kùn ㄔㄨㄣ ㄎㄨㄣˋ ceon1 kwan3 spring fatigue
- 犯困 犯睏 fàn kùn ㄈㄢˋ ㄎㄨㄣˋ faan6 kwan3 (coll.) to get sleepy
- 疲困 pí kùn ㄆㄧˊ ㄎㄨㄣˋ pei4 kwan3 (literary) tired
- 发困 發睏 fā kùn ㄈㄚ ㄎㄨㄣˋ faat3 kwan3 to get sleepy
潦
- 潦草 liáo cǎo ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄘㄠˇ liu2 cou2 slipshod; careless; slovenly
- 潦倒 liáo dǎo ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄉㄠˇ liu4 dou2 down on one's luck; in straitened circumstances; disappointed; frustrated
- 穷愁潦倒 窮愁潦倒 qióng chóu liáo dǎo ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄔㄡˊ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄉㄠˇ kung4 sau4 lou5 dou2 impoverished and dejected; wretched and penniless
- 贫穷潦倒 貧窮潦倒 pín qióng liáo dǎo ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄉㄠˇ pan4 kung4 lou5 dou2 destitute; poverty-stricken
倒
- 倒下 dǎo xià ㄉㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ dou2 haa6 to collapse
- 倒塌 dǎo tā ㄉㄠˇ ㄊㄚ dou2 taap3 to collapse (of building)
- 倒数 倒數 dào shǔ ㄉㄠˋ ㄕㄨˇ dou3 sou3 to count backwards (from 10 down to 0)
- 倒是 dào shi ㄉㄠˋ ˙ㄕ dou3 si6 contrary to what one might expect
- 倒楣 dǎo méi ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊ variant of 倒霉
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- 倒卖 倒賣 dǎo mài ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄞˋ dou2 maai6 to resell at a profit
- 倒车 倒車 dǎo chē ㄉㄠˇ ㄔㄜ dou2 ce1 to change buses, trains etc
- 倒车 倒車 dào chē ㄉㄠˋ ㄔㄜ dou2 ce1 to reverse (a vehicle)
- 倒闭 倒閉 dǎo bì ㄉㄠˇ ㄅㄧˋ dou2 bai3 to go bankrupt
- 倒霉 dǎo méi ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊ dou2 mui4 to have bad luck
- 反倒 fǎn dào ㄈㄢˇ ㄉㄠˋ faan2 dou3 (coll.) but on the contrary; but instead
- 压倒 壓倒 yā dǎo ㄧㄚ ㄉㄠˇ aat3 dou2 to overwhelm
- 打倒 dǎ dǎo ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄠˇ daa2 dou2 to overthrow
- 摔倒 shuāi dǎo ㄕㄨㄞ ㄉㄠˇ seot1 dou2 to fall down
- 昏倒 hūn dǎo ㄏㄨㄣ ㄉㄠˇ fan1 dou2 to faint
- 晕倒 暈倒 yūn dǎo ㄩㄣ ㄉㄠˇ wan4 dou2 to faint
- 跌倒 diē dǎo ㄉㄧㄝ ㄉㄠˇ dit3 dou2 to tumble
- 颠倒 顛倒 diān dǎo ㄉㄧㄢ ㄉㄠˇ din1 dou2 to turn upside down
- 倒计时 倒計時 dào jì shí ㄉㄠˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄕˊ dou2 gai3 si4 to count down
- 倒伏 dǎo fú ㄉㄠˇ ㄈㄨˊ dou2 fuk6 (of cereal crops) to collapse and lie flat
Example sentences
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他 年轻 年輕 的 时候 時候 穷困潦倒 窮困潦倒 。
He was terribly poor when he was young.
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