弹尽粮绝 — “Ammunition exhausted, food supplies cut off”
弹尽粮绝 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to run out of ammunition and food supplies, indicating a desperate situation where resistance or continuation is no longer possible; to be at the end of one's tether”. Literally, “ammunition exhausted, food supplies cut off”.
弹尽粮绝 Pronunciation and Pinyin
弹尽粮绝 Character Breakdown
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What does 弹尽粮绝 mean?
弹尽粮绝 (dàn jìn liáng jué) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to run out of ammunition and food supplies, indicating a desperate situation where resistance or continuation is no longer possible; to be at the end of one's tether”.
How do you pronounce 弹尽粮绝?
弹尽粮绝 is pronounced dàn jìn liáng jué in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 弹尽粮绝 literally mean?
Literally, 弹尽粮绝 means “ammunition exhausted, food supplies cut off”. It is used to mean “to run out of ammunition and food supplies, indicating a desperate situation where resistance or continuation is no longer possible; to be at the end of one's tether”.
What is the Chinese definition of 弹尽粮绝?
作战中弹药用完了，粮食也断绝了。指无法继续作战的危险处境。