Lingaku- to fall over; to stumble
- (fig.) to suffer hardship; to be in desperate straits
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to fall over; to stumble
- (fig.) to suffer hardship; to be in desperate straits
This meaning refers to the physical act of losing one's balance and falling or tripping, often used to describe unsteady movement.
He stumbled repeatedly on the road.
Her shoes were too slippery, so she always stumbles.
This meaning conveys a figurative sense of experiencing difficult or adverse circumstances, often indicating struggles in life or misfortune.
During the economic crisis, many families were in desperate straits.
He suffered hardships due to unemployment and often went without food.
Generated collocations (experimental)
diān pèi liú lí颠沛流离to wander from place to place in hardshipshēng huó生活diān pèi颠沛to live in distressdiān pèi颠沛bù ān不安to be restless in hardshipdiān pèi颠沛kùn dùn困顿to be in dire straitsjiān xīn艰辛diān pèi颠沛to suffer hardshipsdiān pèi颠沛liáo dǎo潦倒to be down and outdiān pèi颠沛zhī之kǔ苦the suffering of hardshipdiān pèi颠沛shēng yá生涯a life of hardshippín频zāo遭diān pèi颠沛frequently suffer misfortunejīng lì经历diān pèi颠沛to experience hardship