指有多种才能的人反而贫困不堪。同“百巧千穷”。

A hundred skills lead to exhaustion

福：福气；禄：俸禄。既有福气，又做官，享受俸禄。

Blessings and prosperity together

缺乏衣食。比喻贫困

Eat little and wear inadequately

孤臣：封建朝廷中孤立无援的远臣；孽子：妾所生的庶子。比喻遭遇艰难困苦的人。

the last surviving loyal minister and the final heir

既长寿又富裕显贵。

long life of abundance and respectability longevity with wealth and honor

危急：危险而紧急。指关系到生存灭亡的紧急关头。

danger and crisis

比喻小孩生来多病。也形容经常遭遇不幸。同“三灾八难”。

Three disasters and six calamities

赤贫：穷得一无所有。形容极其贫穷。

be as poor as if everything had been washed clean proverty-stricken in extreme poverty poor as a church mouse poor as job

床头钱财耗尽。比喻钱财用完了，生活受困。

be impoverished

等着米来下锅烧饭。比喻生活困难，缺少钱用。

wait for rice to put in ones panbe short of money in straitened circumstances live from hand to mouth

比喻过分计较琐碎之事。也形容生活困窘。

Counting rice and measuring firewood

指哀伤呼叫之声充满道路。形容苦难深重。

Sorrowful sound fills the path

指日夜不停。

Day and night continuously

水火：比喻深重的灾难。把老百姓从深重的灾难中拯救出来。

Rescue people from water and fire

指种种不可赦免的大罪。

Ten crimes and five betrayals

穷巷：偏僻的里巷；陋室：狭小的房屋。指僻陋狭小的住处。

Poor alley, humble house

形容热闹至极。

an exceptionally grand or festive occasion

处：居住；堂：堂屋。燕雀住在堂上。比喻生活安定而失去警惕性。也比喻大祸临头而自己不知道。

oblivious of imminent danger

粗：粗糙、简单；淡饭：指饭菜简单。形容饮食简单，生活简朴。

Coarse clothes and simple meals

安：习惯于；处：居住，居于；顺：适合，如意。习惯于平稳的日子，处于顺利的境遇中。

a secure and easy life/take things as they come