落泊

luòbó
  1. down and out
  2. in dire straits
  3. unrestrained
  4. unconventional

CEDICT

  1. (formal) in dire straits; downtrodden; down and out
  2. (formal) untrammelled by convention; casual; unconventional
  3. in dire straits; downtrodden; down and out
  4. untrammelled by convention; casual; unconventional

Wiktionary

潦倒失意、不得志。《陈书．卷一二．杜稜传》：「陵颇涉书传，少落泊，不为当世所知。」《二刻拍桉惊奇．卷三三》：「某人该兴头，某人该落泊，某人有结果，某人没散场。」也作「落拓」。

重編國語辭典

  1. 漂泊无固定居所
  2. 潦倒；失意

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 落 luò
  1. to fall or drop
  2. (of the sun) to set
  3. (of a tide) to go out
  4. to lower
  5. to decline or sink
  6. to lag or fall behind
  7. to fall onto
  8. to rest with
  9. to get or receive
  10. to write down
  11. whereabouts
  12. settlement
2 泊 bó
  1. to moor (a boat)
  2. to park (a vehicle)
  3. (literary) calm; quiet; peaceful

Related entries

落托 luòtuō
  1. down and out
  2. in dire straits
  3. unrestrained
  4. unconventional
落拓 luòtuò
  1. down and out
  2. in dire straits
  3. unrestrained
  4. unconventional
落魄 luòpò
  1. down and out
  2. in dire straits
  3. unrestrained
  4. unconventional
  5. also pr. luòtuò
穷蹙 qióngcù
  1. hard-up
  2. in dire straits
  3. desperate
三旬九食 sānxúnjiǔshí
  1. lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)
  2. fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation
  3. in dire straits
View more