無路可逃

简 无路可逃 · 繁 無路可逃
Mandarin · pinyin wú lù kě táo

Meanings

  1. no way out
  2. nowhere to go
  3. trapped beyond hope of rescue
  4. painted into a corner
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無
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路
lù · road, path, street; journey
可
kě · may, can, -able; possibly
逃
táo · escape, flee; abscond, dodge
无
wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
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2–4–3–2 · wu2 lu4 ke3 tao2

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無路可逃 · wu2 lu4 ke3 tao2
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Exact source record無路可逃 无路可逃 [wu2 lu4 ke3 tao2] /no way out/nowhere to go/trapped beyond hope of rescue/painted into a corner/