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Here’s the idiom 「涸轍枯魚」, with its definition and practical application described below.
A metaphor for someone who is in trouble and urgently needs help. Same as “carp in a dry rut”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
hé zhé kū yú
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
kok3 chit3 fu1 yu2
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