涸辙之鲋 / 涸轍之鮒

hé zhé zhī fù

Meaning

• literally a fish in a dried-out rut (idiom)
• figuratively a person in dire straits

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Example sentences

• 涸辙之鲋。

  涸轍之鮒。

  hé zhé zhī fù。

  A fish caught in a dry rut.

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