途窮日暮
tú​qióng​rì​mù

at the end of one's rope

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

    途穷日暮 / 途窮日暮 tú​qióng​rì​mù

    日暮途穷 / 日暮途窮 rì​mù​tú​qióng

    same_as

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

    created reference

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

    途穷日暮 / 途窮日暮

    tú​qióng​rì​mù

    at the end of one's rope

    The sun is setting and the road has come to an end; used to describe being in a desperate situation with no way out.

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

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

    created sense