涸鮒
hé​fù

person in dire straits

  • created reference approved 涸鲋/涸鮒 → 涸辙之鲋/涸轍之鮒 (abbreviation) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    涸鲋 / 涸鮒 hé​fù

    涸辙之鲋 / 涸轍之鮒 hé​zhé​zhī​fù

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  • created sense approved 涸鲋/涸鮒 · hé​fù · person in dire straits — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    涸鲋 / 涸鮒

    hé​fù

    person in dire straits

    (literary) person in a desperate situation who is in urgent need of help; someone in dire poverty. This is a shorter form of the expression [[涸辙之鲋|涸轍之鮒|he2 zhe2 zhi1 fu4]].

    涸 (literal) → 涸 · hé · to dry up 鲋 (literal) → 鲋/鮒 · fù · crucian carp

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