穷愁潦倒 Qióngchóu Liáodǎo Poverty and despair

Explanation

形容人穷困愁苦，意志消沉，生活潦倒的状态。

Describes the state of a person who is poor, distressed, and whose joy of life is lost.

Origin Story

寒冬腊月，北风呼啸，一位名叫李白的书生独自一人走在回家的路上。他衣衫褴褛，脚步蹒跚，脸上写满了疲惫和失望。这次科举考试，他再次落榜，多年的寒窗苦读付诸东流，理想破灭，前途渺茫，他感觉前所未有的迷茫和失落。想起家中年迈的父母和嗷嗷待哺的弟妹，他更是心如刀绞。他本是怀揣着满腔抱负和理想，希望通过科举考试改变家境，为家人带来更好的生活，然而现实却给了他当头一棒，残酷的现实让他身心俱疲，穷愁潦倒，他甚至开始怀疑自己的人生价值。夜幕降临，他孤身一人来到一座破庙，瑟瑟寒风无情地吹打着他的身体，也吹打着他破碎的心。他默默地坐在冰冷的地上，望着庙外漆黑的夜空，任凭泪水肆意流淌，心中充满了无尽的悲凉和无奈。他不知道未来在哪里，也不知道自己还能坚持多久，但他仍然抱着一丝希望，希望能够重新振作起来，为了家人，为了理想，继续努力奋斗。

hán dōng là yuè, běi fēng hū xiào, yī wèi míng jiào lǐ bái de shū shēng dú zì yī rén zǒu zài huí jiā de lù shàng. tā yī shān lán lǚ, jiǎo bù pán shān, liǎn shàng xiě mǎn le pí bèi hé shī wàng. zhè cì kē jǔ kǎo shì, tā zài cì luò bǎng, duō nián de hán chuāng kǔ dú fù zhū dōng liú, lǐ xiǎng pò miè, qián tú miǎo máng, tā gǎn jué qián suǒ yǒu de mí máng hé shī luò. xiǎng qǐ jiā zhōng nián mài de fù mǔ hé āo āo dài bǔ de dì mèi, tā gèng shì xīn rú dāo jiǎo. tā běn shì huái chuāi zhe mǎn qiāng bào fù hé lǐ xiǎng, xī wàng tōng guò kē jǔ kǎo shì gǎi biàn jiā jìng, wèi jiā rén dài lái gèng hǎo de shēng huó, rán ér xiàn shí què gěi le tā dāng tóu yī bàng, cán kù de xiàn shí ràng tā xīn shēn jù pí, qióngchóu liáodǎo, tā shèn zhì kāi shǐ huái yí zì jǐ de rén shēng jià zhí. yè mù jiàng lín, tā gū shēn yī rén lái dào yī zuò pò miào, sè sè hán fēng wú qíng de chuī dǎ zhe tā de shēn tǐ, yě chuī dǎ zhe tā pò suì de xīn. tā mò mò de zuò zài bīng lěng de dì shàng, wàng zhe miào wài qī hēi de yè kōng, rèn píng lèi shuǐ sì yì liú táng, xīn zhōng chōng mǎn le wú jìn de bēi liáng hé wú nài. tā bù zhī dào wèi lái zài nǎ lǐ, yě bù zhī dào zì jǐ hái néng jiān chí duō jiǔ, dàn tā réng rán bào zhe yī sī xī wàng, xī wàng néng gòu chóng xīn zhèn zuò qǐ lái, wèi le jiā rén, wèi le lǐ xiǎng, jì xù nǔ lì fèn dòu.

In the cold winter, a biting north wind howled as a scholar named Li Bai walked alone on his way home. His clothes were tattered, his steps faltering, and his face was etched with fatigue and disappointment. He had failed the imperial examinations again, his years of hard study coming to naught, his dreams shattered, his future uncertain. He felt a sense of loss and bewilderment unlike anything he had ever known. The thought of his aging parents and his hungry younger siblings pierced him like a knife. He had embarked on his studies with high hopes and aspirations, believing he could improve his family's circumstances through passing the examinations and providing a better life for them, but reality had struck him a cruel blow. The harsh reality left him physically and mentally exhausted, impoverished and despondent. He even began to question his own worth. As night fell, he found himself alone in a dilapidated temple. The bitter wind lashed at his body and his broken heart. He sat silently on the cold ground, gazing out at the inky black night sky, letting tears stream down his face, his heart filled with an endless sadness and despair. He didn’t know where his future lay, or how much longer he could endure, but he still clung to a glimmer of hope, hoping he could pull himself together, for his family, for his dreams, to continue to strive and fight.

Usage

用于形容人穷困、失意、消沉的状态。

yòng yú xiáoróng rén qióngkùn, shī yì, xiāochén de zhuàngtài.

Used to describe a person's state of poverty, disappointment, and depression.

Examples

• 他落魄潦倒，穷愁困苦，令人同情。

  tā luòpò liáodǎo, qióngchóu kùnkǔ, lìng rén tóngqíng.

  He was down and out, poor and distressed, which is pitiable.

• 科举失利后，他穷愁潦倒，郁郁寡欢。

  kē jǔ shī lì hòu, tā qióngchóu liáodǎo, yù yù guǎ huān

  After failing the imperial examination, he lived in poverty and sadness, depressed and unhappy..

Related Idioms

• 穷困潦倒

• 落魄

• 失意

Opposite Idioms

• 富贵荣华

• 春风得意