弹尽援绝 in English dan4 jin4 yuan2 jue2 Meaning

Meanings

  • out of ammunition and no hope of reinforcements (idiomatic expression); in desperate straits

Simplified Characters

弹 尽 援 绝

Traditional Characters

彈 盡 援 絕

Pinyin

dan4 jin4 yuan2 jue2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

弹dan4crossball 尽jin3to the greatest extent 援yuan2to help 绝jue2to cut short