山穷水尽 shān qióng shuǐ jìn

DEFINITIONS

  1. mountain and river exhausted (idiom); at the end of the line
  2. nowhere to go

CHARACTERS

山 shān
HSK 3
mountain, hill, peak
穷 qióng
HSK 4
poor, destitute, impoverished
水 shuǐ
HSK 1
water, liquid, lotion, juice
尽 jìn
HSK 4
exhaust, use up; deplete