one's resource is in difficulties
Material difficulties, Chinese words, Pinyin is w ù L ì w é Iji ā n, meaning that the property is hard to come by. It's from the maxim of running a family.
Idiom explanation
Material: material; force: financial; dimension: Yes; difficulty: difficulty.
The origin of Idioms
Zhu Bailu's maxim of running a family in Qing Dynasty: "a porridge and a meal are hard to come by, but the material resources are hard to come by."
one's resource is in difficulties
The Phoenix is separated from the Phoenix - luán fēn fèng lí
inhale wind and drink dew -- to endure the hardship of travelling or fieldwork - xī fēnɡ yǐn lù
the principle of friendship will not admit of a refusal - yì bù gǎn cí