山穷水尽

shān qióng shuǐ jìn

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Definitions

1. mountain and river exhausted (idiom); at the end of the line
2. nowhere to go

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Child Words of 山穷水尽

• 尽 尽 jǐn: to the greatest extent
• 山 山 shān: mountain; hill (CL:座[zuò])
• 水 水 shuǐ: water
• 尽 尽 jìn: to use up
• 穷 穷 qióng: poor