[穷途末路 / 窮途末路, qióng tú mò lù, ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄊㄨˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄌㄨˋ]lit. the path exhausted, the end of the road (成语 saw); an impasse; in a plight with no way out; things have reached a dead end#57761[Add to Longdo]
[理屈词穷 / 理屈詞窮, lǐ qū cí qióng, ㄌㄧˇ ㄑㄩ ㄘˊ ㄑㄩㄥˊ]faulty argument and poor rhetoric (成语 saw); unable to put forward any convincing arguments; without a leg to stand on#108450[Add to Longdo]
[民穷财尽 / 民窮財盡, mín qióng cái jìn, ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄘㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ]the people are empoverished, their means exhausted (成语 saw); to drive the nation to bankcrupcy#197763[Add to Longdo]