涸鲋得水 — “A dried-up crucian carp gets water”
涸鲋得水 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to find a lifeline or a way out of a desperate situation, especially with timely help or support; to be saved from a critical predicament”. Literally, “A dried-up crucian carp gets water”.
涸鲋得水 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kū枯desperate person needing urgent help
- hé涸zhé辙zhī之yú鱼fish in a dry rut
- hé涸zhé辙zhī之fù鲋fish in a dry rut, urgently needing help
- hé涸zhé辙kū枯yú鱼a person in desperate straits
- hé涸zhé辙qióng穷yú鱼a person in desperate need of help
- hé涸zhé辙qióng穷lín鳞fish in a dry rut, desperate for help
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What does 涸鲋得水 mean?
涸鲋得水 (hé fù dé shuǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to find a lifeline or a way out of a desperate situation, especially with timely help or support; to be saved from a critical predicament”.
How do you pronounce 涸鲋得水?
涸鲋得水 is pronounced hé fù dé shuǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 涸鲋得水 literally mean?
Literally, 涸鲋得水 means “a dried-up crucian carp gets water”. It is used to mean “to find a lifeline or a way out of a desperate situation, especially with timely help or support; to be saved from a critical predicament”.
What is the Chinese definition of 涸鲋得水?
比喻绝处逢生，有所凭借。同“涸鱼得水”。