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| Processed by: | richwarm (2025-06-18 20:51:43 UTC) |
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<< review queue entry 82390 - submitted by 'polaris' >> 穷困潦倒 「潦倒：衰颓，失意。指生活贫困，颓丧失意。 姚雪垠《李自成》二卷二三章：“破了房县，又有一些穷困潦倒而没有出路的读书人参加了他的义军。”」 --------------- Editor: I expect "frustrated" comes from translating 失意 in the Chinese definition, but it's too mild for what 穷困潦倒 means. ex. 例如，不論多麼努力，你將窮困潦倒一生；... 誰說當藝術家就註定一生窮困潦倒！ 我说，“同你那所大学的女孩子交往，我是太穷困潦倒了。囊空如洗，如何谈得拢。 徐渭（1521－1593）... 自幼聰敏然屢試不中，為閩浙總督胡宗憲之幕僚。胡後因事下獄，渭一度發狂、數次自殺未遂。其行事放蕩不羈，浪遊山水且寄情文學，窮困潦倒終老。 The artist died in the gutter. 这位艺术家穷困潦倒而死。 |
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# 窮困潦倒 穷困潦倒 [[qiong2kun4-liao2dao3]] /(idiom) be penniless and frustrated; be in a state of utter poverty/ + 窮困潦倒 穷困潦倒 [[qiong2kun4-liao2dao3]] /(idiom) to live in poverty and despair; down and out; destitute and without hope/ |