穷困潦倒

窮困潦倒
qióngkùnliáodǎo
(idiom) to live in poverty and despair; down and out; destitute and without hope

CEDICT

fall on evil days; be penniless and frustrated; crack up under the strain of poverty; in a state of utter poverty; in the grip of poverty; live a life of poverty

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