山穷水尽
shānqióng-shuǐjìnTraditional 山窮水盡
at the end of one's rope; a dead end
Every meaning
shānqióng-shuǐjìn
- at the end of one's rope; a dead end
Its characters
Words with 山
Words with 穷
- 贫穷pínqióngpoor
- 无穷wúqióngendless
- 层出不穷céngchū-bùqióngto emerge one after another
- 无穷无尽wúqióng-wújìnendless
- 回味无穷huíwèi-wúqióngto leave an aftertaste that lingers
- 穷困潦倒qióngkùn-liáodǎodestitute and down on one's luck
- 一穷二白yìqióng-èrbáipoor and blank (economically and culturally backward)
- 穷山恶水qióngshān-èshuǐbarren hills and wild rivers
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.