in straitened circumstances
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is R ì m ù L ù Yu ǎ n, which means to describe a very difficult situation and the end of the day. It also describes poverty to the extreme. It is the same as "the end of the day". It's from "Wei Liao Zi - Bing Jiao Xia".
The origin of Idioms
"Wei Liao Zi: Bing Jiao II:" the road is far away, and there is frustration; the old generals are greedy, and they are easy to be defeated. "
Analysis of Idioms
A long way to go
Idiom usage
As a predicate, attribute, adverbial; used of a person's situation.
in straitened circumstances
very much ruffled , one sputters one 's words - jí yán nù sè
thousands of thousands of grainelevators -- a year of abundance - qiān cāng wàn xiāng
take what is wanted from a collection - qǔ jīng yòng hóng
be good both in civil and in military affairs - yǔn wén yǔn wǔ