落魄

luòtuò

adjective

Meanings

1 down and out
2 in dire straits
3 fallen on hard times
4 unrestrained (literary)

Characters

spirit; here read tuò in this compound

Examples

他失业后生活落魄。

Tā shīyè hòu shēnghuó luòtuò.

After losing his job, he fell on hard times.

这位落魄的诗人留下了许多名作。

Zhè wèi luòtuò de shīrén liú xià le xǔduō míngzuò.

This down-and-out poet left behind many celebrated works.

再落魄也要保持自尊。

Zài luòtuò yě yào bǎochí zìzūn.

No matter how bad things get, keep your self-respect.

Tips

usage

Commonly read luòtuò in Taiwan and as a secondary reading elsewhere; the Mainland standard reading is luòpò. Meaning is the same. The word paints a picture of a once-capable person now scraping by.

Stroke Order

落 luò

魄 pò