窮困潦倒

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(idiom) to live in poverty and despair; down and out; destitute and without hope

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. (idiom) to live in poverty and despair; down and out; destitute and without hope

Written Forms

窮困潦倒Traditional · Main Form
穷困潦倒Alternate Form

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