山穷水尽
shān qióng shuǐ jìn
at the end of your resources; at a dead end
Character by character
山shān
hills
hills
穷qióng
end
end
水shuǐ
rivers
rivers
尽jìn
run out
run out
Example
公司已经到了山穷水尽的地步。
The company has reached the end of the road.
Tone: neutral.
Usage and origin
Usual frame: 到了山穷水尽的地步.
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