1.used in 潦草[liáo cǎo]2.used in 潦倒[liáo dǎo]
down on one's luck; in straitened circumstances; disappointed; frustrated
1.slipshod; careless; slovenly2.(of handwriting) scrawly; illegible
(idiom) to live in poverty and despair; down and out; destitute and without hope
impoverished and dejected; wretched and penniless
destitute; poverty-stricken