蹭蹬[cèng dèng]
词典meet with setbacks：蹭蹬。
词典be down on one's luck：倒霉；时乖运蹇；命途多舛；蹭蹬。
词典frustrated in career：蹭蹬。
词典running into mishaps：蹭蹬。
蹭蹬[cèng dèng]
[书] （遭遇挫折; 失意潦倒） meet with setbacks; be down on one's luck; frustrated in career; running into mishaps