断潢绝港
duàn​huáng​jué​gǎng

reach a dead end

  • created sense approved 断潢绝港/斷潢絕港 · duàn​huáng​jué​gǎng · reach a dead end — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    断潢绝港 / 斷潢絕港

    duàn​huáng​jué​gǎng

    reach a dead end

    (idiom) to reach a point where there is no way forward; to be at a complete standstill or an impasse

    断 (literal) → 断/斷 · duàn · to cut off 潢 (literal) → 潢 · huáng · pool 绝 (literal) → 绝/絕 · jué · to cut off 港 (literal) → 港 · gǎng · tributary

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    created sense