- lit. the path exhausted, the end of the road (idiom); an impasse
- in a plight with no way out
- things have reached a dead end
Characters
- 穷 (窮): poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly
- 途 (途): way; route; road
- 末 (末): tip; end; final stage; latter part; inessential detail; powder; dust; opera role of old man
- 路 (路): surname Lu
Resources
- Wiktionary: 穷途末路
- MDBG: 穷途末路
- Examples with 穷途末路 on Tatoeba
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