luò

common
literary

Meaning of 落魄

落魄 means down-and-out; poverty-stricken; in dire straits. Pronounced luò bó.

  • down-and-out; poverty-stricken; in dire straits

Definitions & Examples

wǎn
nián
shēng
huó
luò
 

His life was down-and-out in his later years.

Zhè
wèi
shī
rén
shēng
luò
 
què
liú
xià
le
xiǔ
de
shī
piān
 

This poet lived in poverty all his life, yet left behind immortal poems.