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穷极无聊,潦倒穷途

English translation: in desperate penury and nowhere to go

06:22 May 23, 2008
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Chinese term or phrase: 穷极无聊,潦倒穷途
what's the meaning 穷极无聊,潦倒穷途? are they have anything to do with poor ?
Tony Zhou
Local time: 09:28
English translation:in desperate penury and nowhere to go
Explanation:
in an extreme poor condition, no means, no money, and seemingly shut off from any way out.
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orientalhorizon
Local time: 10:28
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2in desperate penury and nowhere to go
orientalhorizon
4 +1absolutely senseless, to be penniless and frustrated
Alan Chen
4 +1at the end of one's lope(s)
Duobing Chen
3穷途潦倒 = crack up under the strain of poverty and sorrow；穷途 = deadend
chica nueva


  

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in desperate penury and nowhere to go


Explanation:
in an extreme poor condition, no means, no money, and seemingly shut off from any way out.

orientalhorizon
Local time: 10:28
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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agree  Gertrude Tsau
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agree  chica nueva: 穷途潦倒 = crack up under the strain of poverty and sorrow 形容没有出路,十分失意 http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:kuOkiZeVxZoJ:zidian.teac...
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
absolutely senseless, to be penniless and frustrated


Explanation:
穷极无聊 means to ge utterly bored; absolutely senseless; disgusting
潦倒穷途 has the same meaning as 穷愁潦倒 which means to be penniless and frustrated; down-and-out.

The first one has nothing to do with "poor". "穷" here only means exmtremely;
The second one has something to do with "poor", but not always

Alan Chen
China
Local time: 10:28
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  chica nueva: 穷极无聊 = 1 to be utterly bored 2 absolutely senseless; disgusting; 穷途潦倒 = at the end of one's tether; desperate (外研社：汉英词典）
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
at the end of one's lope(s)


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Duobing Chen
China
Local time: 10:28
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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agree  chica nueva: 穷途潦倒 = at the end of one's tether; desperate (外研社：汉英词典）
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穷途潦倒 = crack up under the strain of poverty and sorrow；穷途 = deadend


Explanation:
穷的意思- 解释- 网络字典- [ Translate this page ]〖pauper;pennilessloafer;poorwretch〗旧时对贫苦农民的蔑称穷极无聊 qióngjí-wúliáo ... 穷酸秀才穷途 qióngtú 〖deadend〗路已走到尽头,比喻处境艰危穷途潦倒 ...
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字典中穷字的解释zdic.net 漢典网- [ Translate this page ]穷极无聊,在店中结识了弄把戏的沧州孙海仙。—— 清· 李绿园《歧路灯》 ... 穷途潦倒qióngtú-liáodǎo. [crack up under the strain of poverty and sorrow] 形容没有出路 ...
www.zdic.net/zd/zi/ZdicE7ZdicA9ZdicB7.htm - 28k - Cached - Similar pages

新华字典/穷- 一把刀实用查询维客(Wiki) - Cn.18dao.net- [ Translate this page ]穷极无聊,在店中结识了弄把戏的沧州孙海仙。――清·李绿园《歧路灯》. 穷家富路. qióngjiā－fùlù ... 穷途. qióngtú. ［deadend］路已走到尽头,比喻处境艰危. 穷途潦倒 ...
cn.18dao.net/新华字典/穷 - 40k - Cached - Similar pages

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穷极无聊
qióngjí-wúliáo
〖beutterlybored;beabsolutelydingustingfindpovertyhangheavyonone’shands〗困窘之极而百无聊赖
穷极无聊,在店中结识了弄把戏的沧州孙海仙。——清·李绿园《歧路灯》

穷困潦倒
〖havenowayout〗∶不得志,走投无路
以穷困来归丹。——《战国策·燕策》
今多穷困。——宋·司马光《训俭示康》

穷途
qióngtú
〖deadend〗路已走到尽头,比喻处境艰危
穷途潦倒
qióngtú-liáodǎo
〖crackupunderthestrainofpovertyandsorrow〗形容没有出路,十分失意
他的一生是穷途潦倒的一生
穷途落魄
qióngtú-luòpò
〖nowaysandmeansforliving〗比喻无路可走,潦倒失意
穷途末路
qióngtú-mòlù
〖strait;atone'slastgasp;bedrivenintoanimpasse;be(stand)atbay;cometotheend〗形容处境窘困,已到了无路可走的地步
你如今是穷途末路,举目无依。——清·文康《儿女英雄传》
亦作“末路穷途”





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穷途潦倒 = 形容无路可走，非常失意。（现代汉语词典）

穷极无聊 = 穷极：极端；无聊：无聊赖，无所凭借。原指困窘到极点，无所依靠。宋-费昶《思公子》诗：“虞卿亦何命，穷极若无聊。”后形容困窘到极点，无事可做。（汉语成语词典）

穷困潦倒 = down and out; down at heel; out at elbows; in a state of utter poverty; to fall on evil days; to be broke and out of a job; at rock bottom (口）; on the beach (口）
（汉英成语手册）



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