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沒轍

简没辙 · 繁沒轍

Mandarin · pinyin méi zhé

at one's wit's end
unable to find a way out

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沒: méi · not, have not, none; to drown, sink
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没: méi · not, have not, none; drown, sink
辙: zhé · wagon ruts, wheel tracks

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2–2 · mei2 zhe2

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mut6 cit3

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verb

(colloquial) to have no recourse; to be out of options

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