在陳
zài​chén

to be in financial straits

  • created reference approved 在陈/在陳 → 陈蔡之厄/陳蔡之厄 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    在陈 / 在陳 zài​chén

    陈蔡之厄 / 陳蔡之厄 chén​cài​zhī'è

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  • created sense approved 在陈/在陳 · zài​chén · to be in financial straits — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    在陈 / 在陳

    zài​chén

    to be in financial straits

    To be in extreme financial difficulty or to face shortages of food and shelter, especially while traveling. This expression refers to the story of Confucius being trapped without food in the states of Chen and Cai

    在 (literal) → 在 · zài · to be at 陈 (literal) → 陈/陳 · chén · State of Chen

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