Read Edit View history 在陈 zàichén to be in financial straits Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 在陈 在陳 zàichén 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 Cross-References See 陈蔡之厄 chéncàizhī'è
在陈 在陳 zàichén 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 Cross-References See 陈蔡之厄 chéncàizhī'è