弹尽粮绝

Traditional: 彈盡糧絕

dàn jìn liáng jué

Dictionary entry

out of ammunition and no food left (idiom); in desperate straits

What does 弹尽粮绝 mean?

弹尽粮绝 (dàn jìn liáng jué) has the following dictionary meaning.

1out of ammunition and no food left (idiom); in desperate straits

Character breakdown

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弹dàncrossball · bullet 尽jǐnto the greatest extent · (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme 粮liánggrain · food 绝juéto cut short · extinct

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弹尽粮绝

dàn jìn liáng jué

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