潦倒

liáodǎo ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄉㄠˇ

    • down on one's luck in straitened circumstances disappointed frustrated

Character by character

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

  • 落魄 luòpò
    • 落魄书生 a down-and-out scholar
    • 失魂落魄 utterly dispirited
  • 失意 shīyì
    • 失意的生活 a frustrated life
    • 仕途失意 be frustrated in one's official career

Antonyms 反义词

  • 得意 déyì
    • 得意忘形 get carried away with success
    • 官场得意 be successful in officialdom
  • 得志 dézhì
    • 得志猖狂 become arrogant after gaining power
    • 中年得志 achieve success in middle age

Telling them apart

潦倒 means dispirited and unsuccessful, and is the milder word. 落魄 means being down on one's luck with no means of living, is stronger, and is mainly used in writing.

Other words read liáodǎo

liaodao with other tones

Near homophones of liaodao

  • 尿道 niàodào urethra
  • 鸟道 niǎodào steep dangerous road

Other words read liáodǎo

liaodao with other tones

Near homophones of liaodao

  • 尿道 niàodào urethra
  • 鳥道 niǎodào steep dangerous road

Words with 潦倒

Ending with 潦倒

Words with 潦倒

Ending with 潦倒

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