- 祸福无门 huòfúwúmén fortune and misfortune are unpredictableFortune and misfortune do not follow a fixed path but are brought on by one's own actions.
- 借贷无门 jièdàiwúmén no way to get a loanTo have no one to turn to for a loan; to be unable to find a source of credit or borrowing.
- 告贷无门 gàodàiwúmén nowhere to borrow moneyto have no way to borrow money; to be in a desperate financial situation with no one to turn to for a loan
- 进退无门 jìntuìwúmén no way to move forward or backwardDescribes a situation where one has no way out or nowhere to turn; in a desperate or difficult situation where both progress and retreat are impossible
- 投诉无门 tóusùwúmén to have no way to lodge a complaintTo have no channel or person to whom one can appeal or complain; to have no place to seek justice for a grievances.
- 托足无门 tuōzúwúmén no place to stayunable to find a place to stay; nowhere to live
- 上天无路，入地无门 shàngtiānwúlùrùdìwúmén to be trapped in a hopeless situationLiterally "no road to heaven, no door into the earth"; to be at the end of one's rope with no way out of a desperate situation.