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無路可走

简无路可走 · 繁無路可走

Mandarin · pinyin wú lù kě zǒu

nowhere to go
at the end of one's tether

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無: Look up this written character
路: lù · road, path, street; journey
可: kě · may, can, -able; possibly
走: zǒu · walk, go on foot; run; leave; Kangxi radical 156
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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2–4–3–3 · wu2 lu4 ke3 zou3

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