上天无路，入地无门

Traditional: 上天無路，入地無門

shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén

Dictionary entry

lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)

What does 上天无路，入地无门 mean?

上天无路，入地无门 (shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)

2fig. to be at the end of one's rope

3to be trapped in a hopeless situation

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上shǎngused in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]天tiānday · sky 无móused in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]路Lùsurname Lu 入rùto enter; to go into · to join; to become a member of 地de-ly · structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct 门Ménsurname Men

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How to pronounce 上天无路，入地无门

上天无路，入地无门

shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén

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