[apjon] (v) EN: be at a loss ; be at one's wit's end ; have no way out ; be at an impasse ; be in a helpless situation ; be in dire straits ; be hard upFR: être en situation de détresse ; être au bout du rouleau ; se trouver dans une impasse
[解民倒悬 / 解民倒懸, jiě mín dào xuán, ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ]lit. to rescue the people from hanging upside down (成语 saw, from Mencius); to save the people from dire straits#305596[Add to Longdo]
[倒悬之急 / 倒懸之急, dào xuán zhī jí, ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄐㄧˊ]lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (成语 saw); fig. extremely critical situation; dire straits#551525[Add to Longdo]
[倒悬之危 / 倒懸之危, dào xuán zhī wēi, ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄨㄟ]lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (成语 saw); fig. extremely critical situation; dire straits#829238[Add to Longdo]
[倒悬之苦 / 倒懸之苦, dào xuán zhī kǔ, ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄎㄨˇ]lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (成语 saw); fig. extremely critical situation; dire straits[Add to Longdo]
[海峡两岸关系协会 / 海峽兩岸關係協會, hǎi xiá liǎng àn guān xi xié huì, ㄏㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄚˊ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄒㄧ˙ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ]PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS)[Add to Longdo]
[ひのくるま, hinokuruma](n) (1) { Buddh } (See 火車・1) fiery chariot (which carries the souls of sinners into hell); (2) desperate financial situation; dire straits[Add to Longdo]