断头路
duàn​tóu​lù

dead-end road

  • created reference approved 断头路/斷頭路 → 死路 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    断头路 / 斷頭路 duàn​tóu​lù

    死路 sǐ​lù

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 断头路/斷頭路 · duàn​tóu​lù · dead-end road — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    断头路 / 斷頭路

    duàn​tóu​lù

    dead-end road

    A road that comes to an end or has no exit; a cul-de-sac. Also used figuratively to refer to an impasse or a hopeless situation.

    断 (literal) → 断/斷 · duàn · to cut off 头 (literal) → 头/頭 · tóu · top 路 (literal) → 路 · lù · road

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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