鹿死不擇音
lù​sǐ​bù​zé​yīn

desperate measures

  • created reference approved 鹿死不择音/鹿死不擇音 → 鹿死不择荫/鹿死不擇蔭 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鹿死不择音 / 鹿死不擇音 lù​sǐ​bù​zé​yīn

    鹿死不择荫 / 鹿死不擇蔭 lù​sǐ​bù​zé​yìn

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 鹿死不择音/鹿死不擇音 · lù​sǐ​bù​zé​yīn · desperate measures — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鹿死不择音 / 鹿死不擇音

    lù​sǐ​bù​zé​yīn

    desperate measures

    A deer at the point of death does not choose its shelter; describes someone in a desperate situation who is forced to resort to anything or cannot afford to choose their place of refuge carefully.

    lù​sǐ​bù​zé​yìn

    鹿 (literal) → 鹿 · lù · deer 死 (literal) → 死 · sǐ · to die 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 择 (literal) → 择/擇 · zé · to choose 音 (literal) → 音 · yīn · sound

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

    created sense