涸辙穷鳞 — “Someone in a desperate or critical situation”
涸辙穷鳞 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Someone in a desperate or critical situation”. Urgently needing immediate help or relief, like a fish stranded in a dry cart rut. Literally, “Dried-up rut, distressed fish”.
涸辙穷鳞 Pronunciation and Pinyin
涸辙穷鳞 Character Breakdown
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- 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kū枯desperate person needing urgent help
- hé涸zhé辙kū枯yú鱼a person in desperate straits
- 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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What does 涸辙穷鳞 mean?
涸辙穷鳞 (hé zhé qióng lín) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Someone in a desperate or critical situation”.
How do you pronounce 涸辙穷鳞?
涸辙穷鳞 is pronounced hé zhé qióng lín in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 涸辙穷鳞 literally mean?
Literally, 涸辙穷鳞 means “Dried-up rut, distressed fish”. It is used to mean “Someone in a desperate or critical situation”.
What is the Chinese definition of 涸辙穷鳞?
涸：水涸，干涸；辙：车轮的痕迹；鳞：指鱼。干涸的车沟里的小鱼。比喻在困境中急待援助的人