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無路可逃

简无路可逃 · 繁無路可逃

Mandarin · pinyin wú lù kě táo

no way out
nowhere to go
trapped beyond hope of rescue
painted into a corner

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無: Look up this written character
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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