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死路一條

简 死路一条 · 繁 死路一條
Mandarin · pinyin sǐ lù yī tiáo

Meanings

  1. (idiom) dead end
  2. road to ruin
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Characters in this entry

死
sǐ · die; dead; death
路
lù · road, path, street; journey
一
yī · one; a, an; alone
條
tiáo · clause, condition; string, stripe
条
tiáo · clause, condition; string, stripe
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3–4–1–2 · si3 lu4 yi1 tiao2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sei2 lou6 jat1 tiu4

Cantonese word readings for 死路一條. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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