釜中鱼 — “Fish in a cauldron”
釜中鱼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “in a desperate and hopeless plight, especially due to extreme poverty and impending starvation; facing imminent destruction or doom”. Literally, “Fish in a cauldron”.
釜中鱼 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 釜
- fǔ釜zhōng中zhī之yú鱼doomed to imminent death or failure
- fǔ釜zhōng中yóu游yú鱼doomed person or thing
- fǔ釜zhōng中shēng生chén尘extremely poor, cooking pot unused
- fǔ釜dǐ底chōu抽xīn薪remove the cause of trouble
- fǔ釜dǐ底yóu游hún魂barely clinging to life
- fǔ釜dǐ底yóu游yú鱼in a desperate, inescapable situation
- fǔ釜yú鱼mù幕yàn燕in imminent peril
- fǔ釜yú鱼zèng甑chén尘live in extreme poverty
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What does 釜中鱼 mean?
釜中鱼 (fǔ zhōng yú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “in a desperate and hopeless plight, especially due to extreme poverty and impending starvation; facing imminent destruction or doom”.
How do you pronounce 釜中鱼?
釜中鱼 is pronounced fǔ zhōng yú in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 釜中鱼 literally mean?
Literally, 釜中鱼 means “Fish in a cauldron”. It is used to mean “in a desperate and hopeless plight, especially due to extreme poverty and impending starvation; facing imminent destruction or doom”.
What is the Chinese definition of 釜中鱼?
釜：锅，古代炊具。釜中已生出鱼来。比喻生活困难，断炊已久