涸轍之鮒

lit. a fish in a dried out rut (idiom) / fig. a person in dire straits
lit. a fish in a dried-out rut (idiom) / fig. a person in dire straits

Characters and words in 涸轍之鮒

to dry / to dry up
to remove / to withdraw
rut / track / rhyme / (dialect) way / method
rut; track of a wheel (Taiwan pr. [che4]) / (coll.) the direction of traffic / a rhyme (of a song, poem etc) / (dialect) (usu. after 有[you3] or 沒|没[mei2]) way; idea

= + + : James II of England (zh) wants to go out on a trip with his cabriolet (车). He can only drive it through the ruts (辙) leading through the elevator's kitchen (e2), but someone is rearing (育) their egg on the track. James II of England will have to remove the egg with a sledgehammer (攵) in order to be able to continue.
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it

= + Z : Mnemonic symbol: Sooo sleepy... "zZz" (the character looks like a "Z"). James II of England (zh) fell asleep in front of the space station (Ø1). He sleeps on a big petal leaf (丶), making loud "zZz" (之) sounds.
silver carp

Words with 涸轍之鮒

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Sentences with 涸轍之鮒

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