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黔驴技穷
qián​lǘ​jì​qióng

to reach the end of one's wits

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 黔 qián
    Guizhou
    Abbreviation for 贵州 guì​zhōu province.
  2. 驴 驢 lǘ noun
    donkey
    donkey; ass
  3. 技穷 技窮 jì​qióng
    at the end of one's rope
    to be at the end of one's wits or skills; to have exhausted all of one's abilities or tricks and be unable to find a way out