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技穷
jì​qióng

at the end of one's rope

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 黔驴技穷 qián​lǘ​jì​qióng to reach the end of one's wits
    To exhaust one's limited skills or tricks; used to describe someone who has revealed their lack of real ability and is now helpless.
  • 梧鼠技穷 wú​shǔ​jì​qióng at one's wits' end
    To have exhausted one's limited skills or resources or to be at the end of one's tether