前不着村，后不着店

Traditional: 前不著村，後不著店

qián bù zháo cūn , hòu bù zháo diàn

Dictionary entry

lit. no village ahead and no inn behind (idiom)

What does 前不着村，后不着店 mean?

前不着村，后不着店 (qián bù zháo cūn , hòu bù zháo diàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. no village ahead and no inn behind (idiom)

2fig. to be stranded in the middle of nowhere

3to be in a predicament

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前qiánfront · forward 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-着zhāovariant of 著|着[zhao1]村cūnvillage · (dialect) to scold 后Hòusurname Hou 店diàninn; old-style hotel (CL:家[jia1]) · (bound form) shop; store

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How to pronounce 前不着村，后不着店

前不着村，后不着店

qián bù zháo cūn , hòu bù zháo diàn

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