Lingaku- lit. the path exhausted, the end of the road (idiom); an impasse
- in a plight with no way out
- things have reached a dead end
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- an impasse
- things have reached a dead end
This idiom describes a situation where one is at a dead end or in a predicament with no way out. It can refer to both physical and metaphorical circumstances where progress is impossible.
He feels like he has reached an impasse at work and doesn't know how to proceed.
jīng guò经过cháng长shí jiān时间de的nǔ lì努力，tā men他们zhōng yú终于yì shí意识dào到zhè ge这个xiàng mù项目yǐ已dào liǎo到了qióng tú mò lù穷途末路。
After a long time of effort, they finally realized that the project had reached a dead end.
This meaning emphasizes situations where efforts or plans have been exhausted, leading to a stance of futility.
After several attempts, their negotiations have reached a dead end.
Her life seems to have reached a dead end, with no more hope left.
Generated collocations (experimental)
qióng tú mò lù穷途末路to be in a plight with no way outzǒu走dào到qióng tú mò lù穷途末路to reach a dead endxiàn rù陷入qióng tú mò lù穷途末路to fall into an impassezài在qióng tú mò lù穷途末路shǎng上at the end of the roadqióng tú mò lù穷途末路de的xuǎn zé选择the choices at an impasseqióng tú mò lù穷途末路de的jìng dì境地the situation of being in a dead endyì shí意识dào到qióng tú mò lù穷途末路to realize being at a dead endqióng tú mò lù穷途末路de的wú nài无奈the helplessness of being in a plighttáo lí逃离qióng tú mò lù穷途末路to escape from a dead endmiàn duì面对qióng tú mò lù穷途末路to face a dead endqióng tú mò lù穷途末路de的kùn rǎo困扰the troubles of being in a plight