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涸辙之鲋

hé zhé zhī fù

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. a fish in a dried-out rut (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. a person in dire straits

Example Sentences

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涸辙之鲋 。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 415488)

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Child Words of 涸辙之鲋

鲋
fù

silver carp

涸
hé

to dry

辙
zhé

rut; track of a wheel (Taiwan pr. [chè])

之
zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])