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禽困覆车
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禽困覆车

禽困覆车 — “Trapped beast overturns cart”

禽困覆车 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to take desperate or extreme measures when one has no way out or is driven to despair”. Literally, “Trapped beast overturns cart”.

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禽困覆车 Pronunciation and Pinyin

禽困覆车 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
禽
qín13birds and beasts
困
kùn7trapped, tired, or poor
覆
fù18cover, overturn, reply
车
chē4wheeled vehicle

Example Sentence with 禽困覆车

面对重重困难,他感到自己已经没有退路,只好禽困覆车,尝试了平时不敢做的事情。
Faced with numerous difficulties, he felt he had no way out, so he had to take desperate measures, like a cornered beast overturning a cart, and tried something he wouldn't normally dare to do.

Idioms Related to 禽困覆车

Synonyms of 禽困覆车

  • kùn困shòu兽yóu犹dòu斗A cornered animal fights desperately
  • gǒu狗jí急tiào跳qiáng墙desperate people take extreme measures

More idioms starting with 禽

  • qín禽shòu兽bù不rú如worse than an animal
  • qín禽shòu兽bù不ruò若worse than a beast
  • qín禽bēn奔shòu兽dùn遁rush about constantly
  • qín禽xī息niǎo鸟shì视live idly and luxuriously without contribution

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What does 禽困覆车 mean?

禽困覆车 (qín kùn fù chē) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to take desperate or extreme measures when one has no way out or is driven to despair”.

How do you pronounce 禽困覆车?

禽困覆车 is pronounced qín kùn fù chē in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 禽困覆车 literally mean?

Literally, 禽困覆车 means “Trapped beast overturns cart”. It is used to mean “to take desperate or extreme measures when one has no way out or is driven to despair”.

What is the Chinese definition of 禽困覆车?

禽兽被围捕急了,也会把人的车子撞翻。比喻人在走投无路时就会冒险。

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