From basics to advanced idioms, Chinese study culminates with phrases like 「日暮途窮」. Explore their meaning and use in this free guide.
The idiom 「日暮途窮」 we’re featuring is explained below, showcasing its meaning and usage.
Dusk: evening; way: road. It’s getting late and the road has come to an end. It is a metaphor for a very difficult situation, the end of the world. It also describes extreme poverty.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
rì mù tú qióng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yat6 mou6 tou4 kung4
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