山穷水尽 shānqióngshuǐjìn at the end of one's rope Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 山 shān noun mountain mountain; hill; range穷 窮 qióng adjective to exhaust to use up; to exhaust; to pursue to the limit; to reach the end of something水 shuǐ noun water water; a liquid, juice, or lotion尽 盡 jìn verb to use up to use up; to exhaust; to finish; to end