粵

走zau2投tau4無mou4路lou6

simp走投无路
zau2 tau4 mou4 lou6zǒu tóu wú lù

English

  1. to be at an impasse (idiom)
  2. in a tight spot
  3. at the end of one's rope
  4. desperate
  5. to come to a dead end; to be helpless and hopeless; to have no way out

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 無任何方法解決目前嘅問題;通常係解釋一個人點解做咗啲唔合理嘅事出嚟

Examples

  • 我们被逼得走投无路了。

    We were driven to the wall.

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  • 佢爭落三十萬卡數,走投無路,走咗去自殺。

    He had run up credit card debts of $300,000, came to a dead end and committed suicide.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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