Japanese

きゅうとのこく
Meaning: weeping at the end of the road; deep sorrow due to extreme poverty or a dead-end situation
Part of Speech: Noun, Four-character idiom

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Example

彼は事業に失敗し、窮途之哭に暮れる毎日を送っている。
He failed in his business and spends every day in deep sorrow at his dead end.

Usage Notes

Derived from a story of the scholar Ruan Ji, who wept when he reached the end of a path and could go no further.

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