Down and out
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is di à D à NGF à ngli ú, which means unrestrained and talented. The same as "ups and downs". It's from the miscellaneous notes of Banqiao - the famous prostitutes in Zhushi.
The origin of Idioms
"Baimen is graceful, beautiful, romantic, capable of singing and painting orchids," says Yu Huai of the Qing Dynasty
Analysis of Idioms
Ups and downs
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate or attributive; used to describe a person
Chinese PinYin : diē dàng fēng liú
Down and out
circumstances change with the passage of time. shí yí shì yì
declare in no uncertain terms. háo bù huì yán
the graceful strokes of calligraphic works. měi nǚ zān huā