Usage of the character 潦
lǎo
潦
[潦]
- flooded
- heavy rain
liáo
潦
[潦]
- used in 潦草 (liáocǎo)
- used in 潦倒 (liáodǎo)
liáocǎo
潦草
[潦草]
- slipshod; careless; slovenly
- (of handwriting) scrawly; illegible
liáodǎo
潦倒
[潦倒]
- down on one's luck; in straitened circumstances; disappointed; frustrated
pínqióngliáodǎo
贫穷潦倒
[貧窮潦倒]
- destitute; poverty-stricken
qióngkùnliáodǎo
穷困潦倒
[窮困潦倒]
- (idiom) to live in poverty and despair; down and out; destitute and without hope
qióngchóuliáodǎo
穷愁潦倒
[窮愁潦倒]
- impoverished and dejected; wretched and penniless