- 穴(hole; cavity)RADICAL
- 力(strength; force)ASSOCIATIVE
A person crawls into a dark cave exhausted and empty—that is poverty.
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穷困潦倒
穷困潦倒
(idiom) to live in poverty and despair; down and out; destitute and without hope
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
(idiom) to live in poverty and despair; down and out; destitute and without hope
- ，。
He was destitute and desperate, with nowhere to go home to.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 囗(surround; fence)RADICAL
- 木(tree; wood)ASSOCIATIVE
A tree surrounded and trapped on all four sides with no way to escape represents hardship.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; human; man)RADICAL
- 到(arrive; reach)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person who falls down to the ground has reached their final destination.
穷困潦倒
Traditional窮困潦倒
(idiom) to live in poverty and despair; down and out; destitute and without hope
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
(idiom) to live in poverty and despair; down and out; destitute and without hope
- ，。
He was destitute and desperate, with nowhere to go home to.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 穴(hole; cavity)RADICAL
- 力(strength; force)ASSOCIATIVE
A person crawls into a dark cave exhausted and empty—that is poverty.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 囗(surround; fence)RADICAL
- 木(tree; wood)ASSOCIATIVE
A tree surrounded and trapped on all four sides with no way to escape represents hardship.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; human; man)RADICAL
- 到(arrive; reach)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person who falls down to the ground has reached their final destination.
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