Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

潦倒

liáodǎo

ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄉㄠˇ

  1. 1down on one's luck; in straitened circumstances; disappointed; frustrated
Example

他年輕的時候窮困潦倒。

tā niánqīng de shíhou qióngkùnliáodǎo

He was terribly poor when he was young.

Keep 潦倒 and it comes back until you know it.

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