down at - heel
It's a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is n à J à zh à ngju é, which means wearing shoes and breaking heels. A ragged dress. It's from Chuang Tzu rang Wang.
The origin of Idioms
"Zhuangzi rang Wang" said: "three days without fire, ten years without clothing, crown and tassel absolutely, catch Jin and elbow see, accept the gun and heel decision."
Idiom usage
Living in poverty
Chinese PinYin : nà jù zhǒng jué
down at - heel
play the trick of a thief crying " stop thief. zéi hǎn zhuō zéi
study by the light of reflected snow or glow-worms. xuě chuāng yíng huǒ
in the family of a general there are more generals -- like produces like. jiàng mén yǒu jiàng