穷途末路

Traditional: 窮途末路

qióng tú mò lù

Dictionary entry

lit. the path exhausted, the end of the road (idiom); an impasse

What does 穷途末路 mean?

穷途末路 (qióng tú mò lù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. the path exhausted, the end of the road (idiom); an impasse

2in a plight with no way out

3things have reached a dead end

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穷qióngpoor · destitute 途túway · route 末mevariant of 麼|么[me5]路Lùsurname Lu

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穷途末路

qióng tú mò lù

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