枯鱼之肆 kūyúzhīsì dire straits Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 索我于枯鱼之肆 suǒwǒyúkūyúzhīsì to look for someone in a dried fish shop to search for someone in a place where they have already perished; often used to describe a situation where help arrives too late to be of any use