潦倒 [－－]

Jyutping lou5 dou2
Pinyin liǎo dǎo

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    down on one's luck; to be on the rocks; frustrated; hapless and dejected
    (syn.) 塌斥

潦倒 [－－]

Jyutping lou5 dou2
Pinyin liáo dǎo

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    形容​一個​人​好​頹廢​、​生活​唔​如意
    unlucky and unsuccessful; frustrated in life
    • 佢一直都揾唔到工做，越來越潦倒。
      佢一直都揾唔到工做，越来越潦倒。
      keoi5 jat1 zik6 dou1 wan2 m4 dou2 gung1 zou6, jyut6 loi4 jyut6 lou5 dou2
      He has not been able to find a job and his life is becoming more and more miserable.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    down on one's luck; to be on the rocks; frustrated; hapless and dejected
    (syn.) 塌斥

潦倒 [－－]

Jyutping liu4 dou2
Pinyin liáo dǎo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. disappointed
  2. frustrated
  3. dejected
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他年轻的时候穷困潦倒。
    他年輕的時候窮困潦倒。
    tā nián qīng de shí hou qióng kùn liáo dǎo 。
    • He was terribly poor when he was young.
  2. Mandarin
    谢谢你在我贫困潦倒之时借给我$500。
    謝謝你在我貧困潦倒之時借給我$500。
    xiè xie nǐ zài wǒ pín kùn liáo dǎo zhī shí jiè gěi wǒ $500。
    • Thank you very much for lending me $500 when I was having difficulty making ends meet.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢一直都揾唔到工做，越来越潦倒。
    佢一直都揾唔到工做，越來越潦倒。
    keoi5 jat1 zik6 dou1 wan2 m4 dou2 gung1 zou6, jyut6 loi4 jyut6 lou5 dou2
    • He has not been able to find a job and his life is becoming more and more miserable.