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武大郎
wǔ​dà​láng

Wu Dalang

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 武大郎吃毒药 wǔ​dà​láng​chī​dú​yào [xiehouyu] to be stuck in a fatal dilemma
    Literally meaning "Wu Dalang drinks poison", a two-part allegorical saying where the second part is "die if you do, die if you don't"; used to describe a situation where one is doomed regardless of the choice made.
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