半生潦倒 bànshēng lǎodǎo

bànshēng lǎodǎo phrase reckless waste of half my life
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Notes: Quote: from ”Dream of the Red Chamber” (Cao Xueqin 1892, Amies 2021 tr.; see also tr. by Joly, p. 2)