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We’re sharing free Chinese learning content with you. Idioms and proverbs, full of meaning, are explored in this series. Today, we present 「糧盡援絕」.

Today’s spotlight is on the Chinese idiom 「糧盡援絕」. You’ll find its explanation and usage below.

The food ran out and reinforcements were cut off. It is a metaphor for a very difficult battle situation.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

liáng jìn yuán jué

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

leung4 jeun6 wun4 jyut6

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