duàn​liú​jué​gǎng

to reach a dead end

  1. to cut off
    to cut off or interrupt; to stop a supply or connection; to discontinue
  2. stream
    a stream of water or a continuous moving mass of something resembling a liquid, such as air or electricity
  3. jué adjectiveverb
    to cut off
    (bound form) to sever; to cut short or interrupt, such as a relationship or a flow; to cross or traverse
  4. tributary
    (bound form) a branch or tributary of a river that connects to a lake or larger body of water