日暮途穷
rì​mù​tú​qióng

at the end of one's rope

  • created reference approved 日暮途穷/日暮途窮 → 途穷日暮/途窮日暮 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    日暮途穷 / 日暮途窮 rì​mù​tú​qióng

    途穷日暮 / 途窮日暮 tú​qióng​rì​mù

    variant

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 日暮途穷/日暮途窮 · rì​mù​tú​qióng · at the end of one's rope — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    日暮途穷 / 日暮途窮

    rì​mù​tú​qióng

    at the end of one's rope

    (idiom) Day is ending and the road has reached its end; describes being at a dead end, in terminal decline, or having no options left

    日暮 (literal) → 日暮 · rì​mù · dusk 途 (literal) → 途 · tú · way 穷 (literal) → 穷/窮 · qióng · hard-pressed

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

    created sense