How to say "竟连前往赴任的路费都凑不齐" (jìng lián qián wǎng fù rèn de lù fèi dōu còu bù qí) in Chinese dialogue

jìng竟lián连qián前wǎng往fù赴rèn任de的lù路fèi费dōu都còu凑bù不qí齐

he couldn't even afford the travel to take up his post.

Idioms & Colloquial Expressions
INTERACTIVE SCRIPT TIMELINE
LINE 0138:21
què却yīn因liǎng两xiù袖qīng清fēng风

“But as an incorruptible official,”

LINE 0238:23
PLAYING SCENE
jìng竟lián连qián前wǎng往fù赴rèn任de的lù路fèi费dōu都còu凑bù不qí齐

“he couldn't even afford the travel to take up his post.”

LINE 0338:28
zhè这yàng样yí一gè个wén文ruò弱shū书shēng生

“Such a frail man,”

Show Information
Source MediaTV Series
Season & EpisodeS1 E4
Timestamp38:23
TMDB ID292696 →