涸辙穷鱼 — “Refers to someone in a desperate or critical situation”
涸辙穷鱼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to someone in a desperate or critical situation”. Urgently needing assistance, similar to a fish struggling in a dried-up cart rut. Literally, “a fish in a dried-up rut”.
涸辙穷鱼 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 涸
- hé涸sī思gān干lǜ虑rack one's brains
- hé涸zé泽zhī之shé蛇cunning exploiter of others' misfortune
- hé涸zé泽ér而yú渔drain pond to fish
- hé涸zé泽ér而yú渔，，fén焚lín林ér而liè猎destroy for short-term gain
- hé涸zhé辙zhī之fù鲋fish in a dry rut, urgently needing help
- hé涸zhé辙qióng穷lín鳞fish in a dry rut, desperate for help
- hé涸yú鱼dé得shuǐ水rescued from a desperate situation
- hé涸fù鲋dé得shuǐ水saved from a desperate situation
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Open the tool →Questions about 涸辙穷鱼
What does 涸辙穷鱼 mean?
涸辙穷鱼 (hé zhé qióng yú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to someone in a desperate or critical situation”.
How do you pronounce 涸辙穷鱼?
涸辙穷鱼 is pronounced hé zhé qióng yú in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 涸辙穷鱼 literally mean?
Literally, 涸辙穷鱼 means “a fish in a dried-up rut”. It is used to mean “refers to someone in a desperate or critical situation”.
What is the Chinese definition of 涸辙穷鱼?
涸：水涸，干涸；辙：车轮的痕迹。干涸的车沟里的小鱼。比喻在困境中急待援助的人