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铤鹿走险
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铤鹿走险

铤鹿走险 — “To take a desperate risk when all other options are exhausted”

铤鹿走险 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to take a desperate risk when all other options are exhausted”. To act recklessly out of desperation. Literally, “A deer at bay takes a desperate risk”.

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铤鹿走险 Pronunciation and Pinyin

铤鹿走险 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
铤
dìng11take a desperate risk
鹿
lù11deer
走
zǒu7walk, go, leave, move
险
xiǎn9danger, risk, perilous

Example Sentence with 铤鹿走险

他被逼到了绝境,只好铤鹿走险,尝试那条从未有人走过的路。
Cornered, he had no choice but to take a desperate risk and try the path no one had ever taken before.

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Synonyms of 铤鹿走险

  • tǐng铤ér而zǒu走xiǎn险take a desperate risk

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What does 铤鹿走险 mean?

铤鹿走险 (dìng lù zǒu xiǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to take a desperate risk when all other options are exhausted”.

How do you pronounce 铤鹿走险?

铤鹿走险 is pronounced dìng lù zǒu xiǎn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 铤鹿走险 literally mean?

Literally, 铤鹿走险 means “a deer at bay takes a desperate risk”. It is used to mean “to take a desperate risk when all other options are exhausted”.

What is the Chinese definition of 铤鹿走险?

①指在无路可走的时候采取冒险行动。同“铤而走险”。②指因无路可走而采取冒险行动。

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