be penniless and frustrated

be penniless and frustrated

The Chinese idiom, Qi ó ngch ó Uli á OD ǎ o in pinyin, means poverty and depression; it describes a scholar's situation and depression. Poor and sad, no way to go, very frustrated. It's from the ten instructors' poems of the bamboo branch of the capital.

The origin of Idioms

In Su QiTeng's ten poems on the bamboo branches of the capital in the Qing Dynasty, it is said that "if you have no money, how can you go home? You are poor and live in Beijing."

Idiom usage

Chapter 35: I know Xiaoan from now on. He is not a poor poet at the top of the mountain, but a cynic under the peach tree in Yaotai. Yu Qiuyu's "the believer" he studied in a private school. When he was old, he went out to rush to the dock and hit the wall several times. He was poor and had no life. He came back to be a believer. There's another reason why he's a believer. Even though he is poor, he will never forget his ideal. Zhang Sheng is a poor student who lives in a temple for the time being.

Analysis of Idioms

Jichou, down and out, down and out, down and out