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涸鲋
hé​fù

person in dire straits

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涸鲋 涸鮒 hé​fù
person in dire straits
(literary) person in a desperate situation who is in urgent need of help; someone in dire poverty. This is a shorter form of the expression 涸辙之鲋 hé​zhé​zhī​fù.

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Abbreviation of

  • 涸辙之鲋 hé​zhé​zhī​fù