sǐ​lù

dead end

死路 sǐ​lù
dead end noun
a street, path, or passage that has no exit or throughway

It's a dead end ahead; we have to turn back.

road to disaster noun
a course of action or a situation that leads to certain failure or ruin

By ignoring the advice, you are heading down a path to destruction.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
1.73 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
0.566 per million

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Definitions
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