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辙鲋
chè​fù

fish in a dry rut

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
辙鲋 轍鮒 chè​fù
fish in a dry rut
(literary) a crucian carp trapped in a dry wheel rut, used to describe a person in desperate straits and in urgent need of help; originally from the "External Things" chapter of 庄子 zhuāng​zǐ
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