艰难竭蹶

艱難竭蹶
jiānnánjiéjué

hardship and destitution

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 艰难 jiānnán
  1. difficult
  2. hard
  3. challenging
2 竭蹶 jiéjué
  1. (literary) destitute; impoverished
  2. destitute; impoverished