See 山窮水盡 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"literal_meaning": "the mountains run bare, and the streams run dry",
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"english": "We are already at the end of our rope, there's nothing left to risk.",
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"roman": "wǒmen yǐjīng shānqióngshuǐjìn, wúfǎ zài qù dǔ le",
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"text": "我们已经山穷水尽，无法再去赌了",
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"zh_pron": "shānqióngshuǐjìn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄕㄢ ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "saan¹ kung⁴ seoi² zeon⁶"
},
{
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"zh_pron": "shānqióngshuǐjìn"
},
{
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"Bopomofo"
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"zh_pron": "ㄕㄢ ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "shancyóngshuěijìn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "shan¹-chʻiung²-shui³-chin⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "shān-chyúng-shwěi-jìn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "shanchyongshoeijinn"
},
{
"roman": "šanʹcjunšujczinʹ",
"tags": [
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "шаньцюншуйцзинь"
},
{
"ipa": "/ʂän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹/",
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"Mandarin",
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]
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{
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"tags": [
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"Guangzhou",
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"zh_pron": "saan¹ kung⁴ seoi² zeon⁶"
},
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"zh_pron": "sāan kùhng séui jeuhn"
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"zh_pron": "saan¹ kung⁴ soey² dzoen⁶"
},
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"Guangzhou",
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],
"zh_pron": "san¹ kung⁴ sêu² zên⁶"
},
{
"ipa": "/saːn⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ²¹ sɵy̯³⁵ t͡sɵn²²/",
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37
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8
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"Simplified-Chinese"
],
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],
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"the end of one's rope",
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],
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[
"desperate",
"desperate"
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"zh_pron": "shānqióngshuǐjìn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄕㄢ ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "saan¹ kung⁴ seoi² zeon⁶"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "shānqióngshuǐjìn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄕㄢ ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "shancyóngshuěijìn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "shan¹-chʻiung²-shui³-chin⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "shān-chyúng-shwěi-jìn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "shanchyongshoeijinn"
},
{
"roman": "šanʹcjunšujczinʹ",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "шаньцюншуйцзинь"
},
{
"ipa": "/ʂän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
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"Hong Kong"
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"Guangzhou",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "saan¹ kung⁴ seoi² zeon⁶"
},
{
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"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
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"Guangzhou",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "sāan kùhng séui jeuhn"
},
{
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"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "saan¹ kung⁴ soey² dzoen⁶"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "san¹ kung⁴ sêu² zên⁶"
},
{
"ipa": "/saːn⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ²¹ sɵy̯³⁵ t͡sɵn²²/",
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
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"word": "山窮水盡"
}
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