弓折箭尽
gōng​zhé​jiàn​jìn

at the end of one's resources

  • created sense approved 弓折箭尽/弓折箭盡 · gōng​zhé​jiàn​jìn · at the end of one's resources — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    弓折箭尽 / 弓折箭盡

    gōng​zhé​jiàn​jìn

    at the end of one's resources

    Literally describes a situation where bows are broken and arrows are all gone; used as an idiom to mean being at the end of one's rope or completely out of options.

    弓 (literal) → 弓 · gōng · bow 折 (literal) → 折 · zhé · to break 箭 (literal) → 箭 · jiàn · arrow 尽 (literal) → 尽/盡 · jìn · to use up

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