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窮愁潦倒

简 穷愁潦倒 · 繁 窮愁潦倒
Mandarin · pinyin qióng chóu liáo dǎo

Meanings

  1. impoverished and dejected; wretched and penniless
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窮
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愁
chóu · anxiety; to worry about, be anxious
潦
liáo · to flood; a puddle; without care
倒
dào · fall over; lie down; take turns
穷
qióng · poor, destitute, impoverished
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2–2–2–3 · qiong2 chou2 liao2 dao3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

kung4 sau4 liu5 dou2

Cantonese word readings for 窮愁潦倒. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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kung4 sau4 lou5 dou2

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