涸辙之鲋

Traditional: 涸轍之鮒

hé zhé zhī fù

Dictionary entry

lit. a fish in a dried-out rut (idiom)

What does 涸辙之鲋 mean?

涸辙之鲋 (hé zhé zhī fù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. a fish in a dried-out rut (idiom)

2fig. a person in dire straits

Character breakdown

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涸héto dry · to dry up 辙zhérut; track of a wheel (Taiwan pr. [che4]) · (coll.) the direction of traffic 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 鲋fùsilver carp

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How to pronounce 涸辙之鲋

涸辙之鲋

hé zhé zhī fù

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